How do you pronounce compress?

compress is pronounced as /kəmˈprɛs/.

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compress

📦compress

verb

/kəmˈprɛs/

comprehensive compressible

Meaning

to press or squeeze something so that it becomes smaller

Example Sentences

The file was compressed to save storage space.

Example Expressions

time compression

Synonyms

condense, squeeze, compact, shrink, reduce

Antonyms

expand, enlarge, stretch

Collocations

compress a file, compress data, compress air, compress space

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