PRESS ON


Meaning of PRESS ON in English

or press ahead

1.

If you ~ or press ahead, you continue with a task or activity in a determined way, and do not allow any problems or difficulties to delay you.

Organizers of the strike are determined to ~...

Poland pressed on with economic reform.

PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P with n

2.

If you ~, you continue with a journey, even though it is becoming more difficult or more dangerous.

I considered turning back, but it was getting late, so I pressed on.

= keep going

PHRASAL VERB: V P

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