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forging ahead

forging ahead is the present participle and gerund 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 forging ahead

What is forging ahead the present participle and gerund of?
Forging ahead is the present participle and gerund of forge ahead.

Words near forging ahead in the dictionary

  1. forgetty
  2. Forgey
  3. Forgeys
  4. forgi
  5. forging
  6. forging ahead
  7. forging over
  8. forgings
  9. Forgione
  10. Forgiones
  11. forgis

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