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The company is pressing ahead with its plans for a new warehouse.
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‘Shall we stay here for the night?’ ‘No, let's press on.’
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press on with something — press on (with (something)) to continue to do something in a determined way. He said his comments were meant as a joke, but the Miss America Organization pressed on with its lawsuit. The construction firm pressed ahead with plans to build the… … New idioms dictionary
press ahead (with something) — ˌpress aˈhead/ˈon (with sth) derived to continue doing sth in a determined way; to hurry forward • The company is pressing ahead with its plans for a new warehouse. • ‘Shall we stay here for the night?’ ‘No, let s press on.’ Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
press on with — press on (with (something)) to continue to do something in a determined way. He said his comments were meant as a joke, but the Miss America Organization pressed on with its lawsuit. The construction firm pressed ahead with plans to build the… … New idioms dictionary
press ahead — ● press * * * ˌpress a ˈhead ˌpress ˈon [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they press ahead he/she/it presses ahead … Useful english dictionary
press on — (with (something)) to continue to do something in a determined way. He said his comments were meant as a joke, but the Miss America Organization pressed on with its lawsuit. The construction firm pressed ahead with plans to build the skyscraper … New idioms dictionary
press — press1 [ pres ] noun *** ▸ 1 newspapers etc. ▸ 2 machine for printing ▸ 3 publishing business ▸ 4 piece of equipment ▸ 5 single push on something ▸ 6 making clothes smooth ▸ 7 many people pushing 1. ) the press newspapers and news magazines: the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
press ahead — phrasal verb press ahead or press on [intransitive] Word forms press ahead : present tense I/you/we/they press ahead he/she/it presses ahead present participle pressing ahead past tense pressed ahead past participle pressed ahead to continue… … English dictionary
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press — Ⅰ. press [1] ► VERB 1) move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force. 2) exert continuous physical force on (something), especially to operate a device. 3) apply pressure to (something) to flatten or shape… … English terms dictionary
Press — Press, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pressing}.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr. premere, pressum, to press. Cf. {Print}, v.] 1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
