pressing
/ˈpresɪŋ/adjective
उच्चारण प्रेसिंग
अत्यावश्यक, ज़रूरी
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needing to be dealt with immediately
अत्यावश्यक, ज़रूरी
- a pressing problem
- Clean drinking water is a pressing need in many villages.
- The most pressing issue for the city is a shortage of water.
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- I have a pressing matter to discuss with the principal today.
- The committee met to discuss several pressing concerns about road safety.
Synonyms urgent critical crucial vital high-priority
Opposite unimportant trivial minor non-urgent
- 2
(of a request) difficult to refuse because the person asking is very determined
आग्रहपूर्ण
- a pressing invitation
- After a pressing request from her friends, Radhika agreed to sing.
- Neighbours made a pressing offer of tea, and we could not refuse.
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- He gave a pressing invitation to stay for dinner.
- Despite her pressing plea, the officer did not change his decision.
Synonyms insistent persistent importunate urgent
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
urgent critical crucial vital high-priority insistent persistent importunate
Antonyms
unimportant trivial minor non-urgent
?Which word?
Keep the urgent words together: pressing, urgent, critical, imperative (very important to do), exigent (formal, needing immediate action), acute (very serious).
अत्यावश्यक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: pressing, urgent, critical, imperative (करना बहुत ज़रूरी), exigent (औपचारिक, तुरंत कार्रवाई चाहने वाला), acute (बहुत गंभीर)।
§Grammar and usage
Usage: pressing is a lexicalized adjective meaning urgent, not just the -ing form of press.
प्रयोग में pressing स्वतंत्र adjective है जिसका अर्थ अत्यावश्यक है, केवल press का -ing रूप नहीं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A pressing need, pressing concerns, pressing engagements, a pressing issue.
Collocations: a pressing need (तत्काल ज़रूरत), pressing concerns (अत्यंत ज़रूरी चिंताएँ), pressing engagements (ज़रूरी व्यस्तताएँ जिन्हें टाला नहीं जा सकता), a pressing issue (तुरंत ध्यान देने योग्य मुद्दा)।