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prest
1[ prest ]
prest
2[ prest ]
noun
- a loan.
- an advance payment on wages.
prest
1/ prɛst /
adjective
- obsolete.prepared for action or use; ready
prest
2/ prɛst /
noun
- obsolete.a loan of money
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Example Sentences
Buck plays Mrs. Prest, a character she describes as “an entrepreneurial socialite.”
I put my right hand round his neck, and prest him to my heart.
The enemy, now in confusion, thought they were attacked in the rear, while the Swedish brigades prest them in front.
The left wing quickly formed again and vigorously prest the right of the Imperialists.
Thousands fled to distant lands, a thousand victims fell on the bloody field, and fresh thousands prest on.
Hann sagi til hit sanna, ok ba sœkja prest ok kvaz vildu finna hann.
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