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forged ahead

forged ahead is the simple past and past participle of forge ahead.

Meaning of forge ahead

Verb

forge ahead (third-person singular simple present forges ahead, present participle forging ahead, simple past and past participle forged ahead)

  1. (often) To move forward steadily or to make good progress.
    • When stay-at-home orders kept Jeff and Janet Ralli from looking at a home in the neighborhood they had their eye on in Ocean County, New Jersey, they forged ahead online.2020 June 26, Anna Bahney, “These people bought homes without ever stepping inside”, in CNN Business

Questions about forged ahead

What is forged ahead the simple past and past participle of?
Forged ahead is the simple past and past participle of forge ahead.

Words near forged ahead in the dictionary

  1. forge-hammers
  2. forgeabilities
  3. forgeability
  4. forgeable
  5. forged
  6. forged ahead
  7. forged over
  8. forgeddaboudit
  9. forgeddit
  10. forgeless
  11. forgelike

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