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apressar

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Etymology

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    From a- +‎ pressa +‎ -ar.

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    apressar (first-person singular present apresso, first-person singular preterite apressí, past participle apressat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

    1. (transitive) to rush, to hurry, to press (to make someone act more quickly)
      Synonyms: donar pressa, empènyer, accelerar
    2. (pronominal) to hurry; to hurry up (to begin acting more quickly)
    3. (intransitive) to be urgent
      Synonym: córrer pressa

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    Portuguese

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    Etymology

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      From a- + pressa (hurry, urgency) + -ar.

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

      1. (pronominal) to hurry; to hurry up (to begin acting more quickly)
        Synonym: acelerar
      2. (transitive) to rush (to make someone act more quickly)
        Synonym: acelerar

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