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presionar

Spanish, verb/pɾesjoˈnaɾ/

presionar is a Spanish verb meaning “to pressure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ejercer fuerza o presión sobre un botón para activar un mecanismo”.

What does presionar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to pressure

  2. 2

    to push, press, hit, press down (e.g. a button, key, pen)

  3. 3

    to pressurize, press on (e.g. press on a wound)

  4. 4

    to urge, push, dragoon

  5. 5

    to lobby

  6. 6

    to be pressed

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Ejercer fuerza o presión sobre un botón para activar un mecanismo. 2. Tratar de influir en la decisión de una persona o colectivo. 3. Forzar a alguien a hacer algo, coaccionar.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of presionar

  • presiono first-person present singular
  • presioné first-person preterite singular
  • presionado participle past
  • presionando gerund
  • presionada feminine participle past
  • presionados masculine participle past
  • presionadas feminine participle past
  • presionas indicative informal present
  • presionás indicative informal present
  • presiona indicative present singular
  • presionamos first-person indicative plural
  • presionáis indicative plural present
  • presionan indicative plural present
  • presionaba first-person imperfect indicative
  • presionabas imperfect indicative second-person
  • presionábamos first-person imperfect indicative
  • presionabais imperfect indicative plural
  • presionaban imperfect indicative plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce presionar?

  • /pɾesjoˈnaɾ/
  • [pɾe.sjoˈnaɾ]
  • [pɾesjoˈnaɾ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to presionar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is presionar in Spanish?

presionar appears 6.2 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).