press

/pres/ verb [I or T]

Definition

› to try hard to persuade someone to do something: The committee pressed him to reveal more information.press (sb) for sth The lawyers are likely to press for a settlement of claims.

press charges › to complain officially about someone in a court of law: press charges against sb Italian magistrates are expected to press charges against the company's founder.

press your case › to try to make people accept your demands: He was determined to press his case for promotion.

(Definition of press verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)