apressar — meaning in English

English meaning

• accelerate verb To go faster, or to make something go faster.
• expedite verb To make a process happen faster.
• hasten verb To move or act quickly, or to make something happen sooner.
• hurry verb To move or act with speed, or to make someone or something move faster.
• urge noun A strong impulse or desire to do something.

Senses

apressar is used for these senses in English:

• expedite (transitive) To accelerate the progress of.
• hasten (transitive) To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.
• let's go (colloquial) Hurry up; be quick.
• urge (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.

accelerate — full definition

1. verb To go faster, or to make something go faster.
2. verb To make something happen sooner or more quickly than planned.

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