press forward
press forward · presses forward · pressed forward · pressing forward
To proceed or move forward with more urgency, especially when facing adversityTo proceed or move forward with more urgency, especially when facing adversity.
» They seem determined to press forward with their program of reform.
Meaning
1 sensesTo proceed or move forward with more urgency, especially when facing adversity.
Examples
4 sentencesThey seem determined to press forward with their program of reform.
Ziri was insistent on pressing forward.
Once the decision was made, they pressed forward.
Despite my lawyer's doubts, I chose to press forward with the lawsuit.
Forms
presses forward, pressing forward, pressed forward, pressed forward| Base form | press forward · to press forward |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | presses forward |
| Present participle | pressing forward |
| Past simple | pressed forward |
| Past participle | pressed forward |
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.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb