verb
Meaning 1
To persist, to continue to advance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
press on
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verb
Meaning 2
continue moving forward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: push on, plough on
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: упорствам (uporstvam) — continue to advance
- Māori: hota — continue to advance
- Māori: whakatorotoro — continue to advance
- Polish: przeć — continue to advance
- Polish: dążyć — continue to advance
- Russian: упорствовать (uporstvovatʹ) — continue to advance
- Welsh: bwrw ymlaen — continue to advance