to push forward
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3.1
- phrasal verb
- /pʊʃ ˈfɔrwərd/
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- But what I can tell you is the only way to keep going is by pushing forward and just keep doing the next thing for me.
But in general, your country tried to push forward and be decent, right and good.
- But in general, your country tried to push forward and be decent, right and good.
- When you show up tomorrow and you are ready to keep pushing forward, you have not lost progress.
- Our turn to invent, to question, to push forward.
- Which is something that even Barack Obama pushed forward at a time when he didn't need to.
- You got to, you've got to just keep pushing forward.
- Focus on your success, keep pushing forward.
- So keep it up, keep studying, keep doing mathematics, keep pushing forward.
- Yes, in the in the term, you could push forward some developments faster than we do.
- As long as there's enough follow through and you don't quit and you continue to push forward, you will get it, right?
- I mean, I feel like that drive is, is it's like required of people who like, push forward and are successful.
Examples
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And my hope is that we use this moment to push forward and not to retreat backwards.
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We plan to keep pushing forward with our mission in 2012," says Broadie.
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And we expect to push forward and do more.
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You have to push forward.
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When you show up tomorrow and you are ready to keep pushing forward, you have not lost progress.
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But in general, your country tried to push forward and be decent, right and good.
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We must continue to push forward, and victory will be ours!
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People in the industry need to just own up to their mistakes and simply keep pushing forward.
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If you keep pushing forward, one day you will notice that you are, in fact, awesome.
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Despite facing numerous challenges, the team decided to push forward with their project.
Synonyms
731
1.5
To try hard to achieve something, especially against difficulty
251
2.8
Getting better at a task or skill you are working on
211
1.0
To move ahead in place, in time, or in progress
161
4.4
Move forward without stopping or slowing down
81
3.0
Go forward or leave a place when someone tells you to
61
2.7
To start or continue something so it gets closer to a goal
39
3.6
To keep going despite problems until you finish
26
3.9
To keep going with a task even when it is hard
22
5.1
Keep trying to do something even when it is hard
21
3.7
Move forward or keep going despite difficulty
16
4.6
To keep working on a task until it is finished, even when it is hard
9
3.5
To make slow progress when it is difficult
7
3.6
To keep moving forward step by step despite problems
3
3.7
To move forward steadily despite problems
3
4.7
Continue doing something even when there are problems
1
7.6
To make steady progress toward a goal by taking small needed steps
To move forward through a place despite problems
To keep trying and do well despite difficult times
To continue to try hard even when things are difficult
To push forward through a crowd to get ahead
To help a project make progress by leading and taking action
To move forward despite strong opposition or many difficulties
Moving forward or making progress slowly and steadily
Keep going despite problems or objections
Antonyms
How Determined
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to continue to make progress or move ahead' is directly derivable from combining 'push' (apply force or effort) with 'forward' (toward the front). The motion/effort composition and its metaphorical extension to progress is cross-linguistically common and follows standard verb + particle patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will typically infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb push forward comes from the picture of someone keeping to push a heavy load so it goes forward, even when it is hard. That's why it means 'to continue making progress despite problems'.