push on
— phrasal verb with push /pʊʃ/ verbDefinition
› to continue doing something, especially when this is difficult: They are pushing on with their campaign for improved childcare facilities.Continue and last › to continue travelling somewhere: "You've been driving for a long time - do you want to stop for a rest?" "No, we're nearly there - let's push on."Continue and last
(Definition of push on from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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push noun (ENCOURAGEMENT)
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push noun (PRESSURE)
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push noun (STRONG MOVEMENT)
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push off phrasal verb (GO)
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push off phrasal verb (IN WATER)
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push sb about/around phrasal verb
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push sb out phrasal verb
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push sb/sth aside phrasal verb
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push sb/sth over phrasal verb
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push sth through phrasal verb
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Synonyms and related words:
- bash on phrasal verb
- carry (sth) on phrasal verb
- cease noun
- cont. adjective
- contd adjective
- hold on/tight idiom
- hold out phrasal verb (SUPPLY OF STH)
- hold up phrasal verb
- hour noun
- in the making idiom
- press on/ahead phrasal verb
- proceed verb
- progress verb
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- prosecute verb (CONTINUE)
- stick to sth phrasal verb
- swerve verb
- the show must go on idiom
- time-tested adjective
- today North America, tomorrow the world idiom
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