push ahead (with something)
- push ahead (with something)
push ahead (with something)
1. Lit. to go on ahead, pushing with something. •
The worker pushed ahead with the plow, moving the snow to the side of the road.
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Our car followed the snowplow, which was pushing ahead at a fast clip.
2. and
push ahead (on something) Fig. to continue to progress with something. •
Let's push ahead with this project immediately.
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I want to push ahead on this project.
Dictionary of American idioms.
2013.
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push ahead with something — ˌpush aˈhead/ˈforward (with sth) derived to continue with a plan in a determined way • The government is pushing ahead with its electoral reforms. Main entry: ↑pushderived … Useful english dictionary
push forward with something — ˌpush aˈhead/ˈforward (with sth) derived to continue with a plan in a determined way • The government is pushing ahead with its electoral reforms. Main entry: ↑pushderived … Useful english dictionary
push ahead — ˌpush a ˈhead push forward [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they push ahead he/she/it pushes ahead present participle pushing ahead … Useful english dictionary
push ahead — phrasal verb push ahead or push forward [intransitive] Word forms push ahead : present tense I/you/we/they push ahead he/she/it pushes ahead present participle pushing ahead past tense pushed ahead past participle pushed ahead to continue trying… … English dictionary
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push — ▪ I. push push 1 [pʊʆ] verb [transitive] 1. to work hard to persuade people to buy more of a product, for example by advertising it a lot: • Our sales staff will be pushing the new model hard. • IBM will use its huge sales force to push this… … Financial and business terms
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push — 1 /pUS/ verb 1 MOVE (I, T) to make someone or something move by using your hands, arms, shoulders etc to put pressure on them: It s still stuck you ll have to push harder. | When I give the signal, I want you all to push. | push sb/sth: Johnson… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
push — I UK [pʊʃ] / US verb Word forms push : present tense I/you/we/they push he/she/it pushes present participle pushing past tense pushed past participle pushed *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move someone or something away from you, or from… … English dictionary
ahead — I [[t]əhe̱d[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦♦ (In addition to the uses shown below, ahead is used in phrasal verbs such as get ahead , go ahead , and press ahead .) 1) ADV: ADV after v, n ADV, ADV with cl Something that is ahead is in front of you. If you look … English dictionary