Meaning

1 senses
  1. (informal)To persist or continue, as with an effort.

    He kept plugging away at the work until it was done.

    корпе́тьkorpétʹ, паха́тьpaxátʹ, надрыва́тьсяnadryvátʹsja

    persist in working hard

Examples

5 sentences
  1. You've got to keep plugging away.

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  2. We just have to keep plugging away.

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  3. We kept plugging away.

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  4. Tom kept plugging away.

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  5. You'll just have to plug away at the pile of work until it's done.

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Translations

1 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
To persist:

Forms

plugs away, plugging away, plugged away, plugged away
Base formplug away · to plug away
3rd person singularplugs away
Present participleplugging away
Past simpleplugged away
Past participleplugged away

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyplug away
he, she, itplugs away

Past simpleLesson

all personsplugged away

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave plugged away
he, she, ithas plugged away

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill plug away

Phrasal verbs

5 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedchip away

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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