verb🔗ShareTo press down."Depress the upper lever to start the machine."actionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo make depressed, sad or bored."Winter depresses me."mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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adjective🔗ShareSuffering damaging effects of economic recession."The local factory closed, leaving many families depressed by the economic recession. "economyconditionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
