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pressing ahead

pressing ahead is the present participle and gerund of press ahead.

Meaning of press ahead

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To continue towards an objective.
    • The decision to press ahead with the rationalisation, while there is still uncertainty about the bank's strategic direction, gives the City some red meat to chew on.1999 May 21, Alex Brummer, “Sir Peter throws the City meat to chew on”, in guardian.co.uk, retrieved 07 Jan 2010
    Synonyms:
    press on

Questions about pressing ahead

What is pressing ahead the present participle and gerund of?
Pressing ahead is the present participle and gerund of press ahead.

Words near pressing ahead in the dictionary

  1. pressgangs
  2. pressie
  3. pressies
  4. pressin'
  5. pressing
  6. pressing ahead
  7. pressing cloth
  8. pressing cloths
  9. pressing comb
  10. pressing combs
  11. pressing down

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