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keep on truckin'

keep on truckin' verb: to continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving.

Verb

keep on truckin' (third-person singular simple present keeps on truckin', present participle keepin' on truckin', simple past and past participle kept on truckin')

  1. (idiomatic) To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving.

Forms of keep on truckin'

third-person singular presentkeeps on truckin'
present participlekeepin' on truckin'
past participlekept on truckin'
pastkept on truckin'
alternative formkeep on trucking

Questions about keep on truckin'

What does keep on truckin' mean?
Keep on truckin' means to continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving.
What part of speech is keep on truckin'?
Keep on truckin' is a verb.
What is the past tense of keep on truckin'?
The past tense of keep on truckin' is kept on truckin'.

Words near keep on truckin' in the dictionary

  1. keep off the street
  2. keep off the streets
  3. keep on
  4. keep on about
  5. keep on keeping on
  6. keep on truckin'
  7. keep on trucking
  8. keep one's breath to cool one's porridge
  9. keep one's cards close to one's chest
  10. keep one's chapels
  11. keep one's chin up

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