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ploughs on

ploughs on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 ploughs on

What is ploughs on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ploughs on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of plough on.

Words near ploughs on in the dictionary

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

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