press ahead
press ahead · presses ahead · pressed ahead · pressing ahead
упорствовать
To continue towards an objectiveTo continue towards an objective.
» We're going to press ahead despite everything.
Meaning
1 sensesTo continue towards an objective.
упорствоватьuporstvovatʹ
Examples
3 sentencesWe're going to press ahead despite everything.
You have given us the confidence to press ahead.
Slowly, Ziri pressed ahead.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
continue to advance:
Forms
presses ahead, pressing ahead, pressed ahead, pressed ahead| Base form | press ahead · to press ahead |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | presses ahead |
| Present participle | pressing ahead |
| Past simple | pressed ahead |
| Past participle | pressed ahead |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
6 phrasal verbs- press outвисловити, висловлюватиExtinguish by crushing, as a cigar.
- press onTo persist, to continue to advance.
- press inTo force something or someone inside something, by physical pressure.
- press downUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.
- press aheadTo continue towards an objective.
- press forwardTo proceed or move forward with more urgency, especially when facing adversity.
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedget 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