press ahead en · VERB
Meanings
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(intransitive) To 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pressed ahead | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| pressed ahead | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| presses ahead | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| pressing ahead | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
pl przeć (continue to advance) · pl dążyć (continue to advance) · mi whakatorotoro (continue to advance) · cy bwrw ymlaen (continue to advance) · mi hota (continue to advance) · bg упорствам (continue to advance) · ru упорствовать (continue to advance)