soldier on
To continue or persist, despite adversity or difficultyTo continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty.
» The soldiers were on the alert.
Солдаты были наготове. — corvard
Солдат подняли по тревоге. — corvard
CM · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesTo continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty.
He soldiered on through the night, working hard and not sleeping.
Examples
23 sentencesThe soldiers were on the alert.
ruСолдаты были наготове. — corvard
There were soldiers on these ships.
ruНа этих кораблях были солдаты. — sharptoothed
deAuf diesen Schiffen befanden sich Soldaten. — Esperantostern
The soldier lay injured on the ground.
ruСолдат лежал на земле раненый. — Hellerick
deDer Soldat lag verletzt am Boden. — Zaghawa
The soldiers closed in on the hill.
The soldier quickly put on a gas mask.
ruСолдат быстро надел противогаз. — marafon · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
3 languagesForms
soldiers on, soldiering on, soldiered on, soldiered on| Base form | soldier on · to soldier on |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | soldiers on |
| Present participle | soldiering on |
| Past simple | soldiered on |
| Past participle | soldiered on |
irregular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.