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ploughed on

ploughed on is the simple past and past participle of plough on.

Meaning of plough on

Verb

plough on (third-person singular simple present ploughs on, present participle ploughing on, simple past and past participle ploughed on)

  1. To continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
    • We could stop for a coffee, or plough on to the hotel.

Questions about ploughed on

What is ploughed on the simple past and past participle of?
Ploughed on is the simple past and past participle of plough on.

Words near ploughed on in the dictionary

  1. ploughed back
  2. ploughed down
  3. ploughed in
  4. ploughed into
  5. ploughed money
  6. ploughed on
  7. ploughed one's own furrow
  8. ploughed one's way
  9. ploughed over
  10. ploughed the back forty
  11. ploughed the sands

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