plow ahead
plow ahead · plows ahead · plowed ahead · plowing ahead
To continue doing something difficultTo continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.
Meaning
1 sensesTo continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.
Buster plowed ahead with the laptop rollout, ignoring the protests of the workers who had only ever used desktop PC's.
More definitions
- proceed (with a plan of action)
Forms
plows ahead, plowing ahead, plowed ahead, plowed ahead| Base form | plow ahead · to plow ahead |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | plows ahead |
| Present participle | plowing ahead |
| Past simple | plowed ahead |
| Past participle | plowed ahead |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
7 phrasal verbs- plow upTo uncover or unearth (something) through plowing.
- plow onTo continue with a menial, tedious, or time-consuming task.
- plow inTo cover by plowing
- plow backTo reinvest profits into a business.
- plow intoTo crash into something.
- plow aheadTo continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.
- plow underTo destory (crops) by turning them into the ground with a plow
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- proceed (with a plan of action):go ahead
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle