press ahead

verb

To continue towards an objective.

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press on
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Meanings

verbpress ahead (third-person singular simple present presses ahead, present participle pressing ahead, simple past and past participle pressed ahead)

present singular third person presses ahead · participle present pressing ahead · participle past pressed ahead · past pressed ahead

  1. intransitiveTo continue towards an objective.

    The decision to press ahead with the rationalisation, while there is still uncertainty about the bank's strategic direction, gives the City some red meat to chew on.

    1999 May 21, Alex Brummer, “Sir Peter throws the City meat to chew on”, in guardian.co.uk, retrieved 07 Jan 2010

    Synonyms: press on

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo continue towards an objective.

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press on
Also see
plow aheadpress on

Translations

Bulgarian упорствам
  • упорствам (uporstvam)continue to advance
Māori hota, whakatorotoro
  • hotacontinue to advance
  • whakatorotorocontinue to advance
Polish przeć, dążyć
  • przećcontinue to advance
  • dążyćcontinue to advance
Russian упорствовать
  • упорствовать (uporstvovatʹ)continue to advance
Welsh bwrw ymlaen
  • bwrw ymlaencontinue to advance
Cite this entry
APA

press ahead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20ahead

MLA

“press ahead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20ahead. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “press ahead,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/press%20ahead.

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