Hi, I remember once learning the word “depress” in third grade in my advanced class as in “to depress a button”. I’ve only ever heard “press a button”, does anyone still use “depress” in the context of to press down on?
Hi, I remember once learning the word “depress” in third grade in my advanced class as in “to depress a button”. I’ve only ever heard “press a button”, does anyone still use “depress” in the context of to press down on?
Sure. Absolutely correct for pressing down on a button or something similar
For other stuff, it’s not common, but I think it’s technically correct.
Depending on what it is, “compress” might be a better term than “depress”, though.
Tongue depressor is a common example of this use case.
Also many car manuals tell you to depress the brake to start the vehicle.