oppress

/əˈprɛs/

verb B2
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
oppresses
past
oppressed
past participle
oppressed
gerund
oppressing

Meaning

  1. oprimir

    • The regime oppressed its citizens.

      El régimen oprimió a sus ciudadanos.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

unterdrücken

unterdrücken is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to suppress, to oppress."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa oppress?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The regime ___ its citizens.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a oppress?

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