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depressdepress /dɪˈprɛs/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYdepressOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French depresser, from Latin premere to press VERB TABLEdepress |
| Present | I, you, we, they | depress | | he, she, it | depresses | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | depressed | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have depressed | | he, she, it | has depressed | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had depressed | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will depress | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have depressed |
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| Present | I | am depressing | | he, she, it | is depressing | | you, we, they | are depressing | | Past | I, he, she, it | was depressing | | you, we, they | were depressing | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been depressing | | he, she, it | has been depressing | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been depressing | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be depressing | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been depressing |
► it depresses me/him etc. It always depresses me to think of the mistakes I made. 1to make someone feel very unhappy: That movie depressed me.it depresses me/him etc. It always depresses me to think of the mistakes I made.2social studies, economics to prevent the economy from working correctly or being as active as it usually is: Higher taxes will depress the state’s economy.3social studies, economics to reduce the value of prices or pay: Falling demand for wheat has depressed its market price.4formal to press something down, especially a part of a machine: Depress the brake slowly. [Origin: 1300–1400 Old French depresser, from Latin premere to press] |