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pressed on

pressed on is the simple past and past participle of press on.

Meaning of press on

Verb

press on (third-person singular simple present presses on, present participle pressing on, simple past and past participle pressed on)

  1. (idiomatic) To persist, to continue to advance.
    • British Railways are, however, pressing on with the introduction of standard equipment, and in this, the fourth year of unified working, standard locomotives and rolling stock will be coming into service in considerable numbers.1951 April, D. S. Barrie, “British Railways: A Survey, 1948-1950”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 225
    Synonyms:
    press ahead

Questions about pressed on

What is pressed on the simple past and past participle of?
Pressed on is the simple past and past participle of press on.

Words near pressed on in the dictionary

  1. pressed glass
  2. pressed glasses
  3. pressed ham
  4. pressed hams
  5. pressed into service
  6. pressed on
  7. pressed one's luck
  8. pressed out
  9. pressed pause
  10. pressed rice
  11. pressed the flesh

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