apressar

Etymology

A- + pressa (“hurry, urgency”), from Latin pressa (“press”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾɨ.ˈsaɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌa.pɾe.ˈsa(ʁ)/
  • (Paulista) IPA^(key): [ˌa.pɾe.ˈsa(ɹ)], [ˌa.pɾe.ˈsa(ɾ)]
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): [ˌa.pɾe.ˈsa(ɻ)], [ˌa.pɾe.ˈsa(ɾ)]
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): [ˌa.pɾe.ˈsa(χ)]
  • (Nordestino) IPA^(key): [ˌa.pɾe.ˈsah]

Verb

apressar (first-person singular present indicative apresso, past participle apressado)

1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to hurry; to hurry up (to begin acting more quickly)
2. (transitive) to rush (to make someone act more quickly)