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soldiering on

soldiering on is the present participle and gerund of soldier on.

Meaning of soldier on

Verb

soldier on (third-person singular simple present soldiers on, present participle soldiering on, simple past and past participle soldiered on)

  1. (intransitive) To continue or persist, despite adversity or difficulty.
    • He soldiered on through the night, working hard and not sleeping.

Questions about soldiering on

What is soldiering on the present participle and gerund of?
Soldiering on is the present participle and gerund of soldier on.

Words near soldiering on in the dictionary

  1. soldierfishes
  2. soldierflies
  3. soldierfly
  4. soldieries
  5. soldiering
  6. soldiering on
  7. soldierings
  8. soldierize
  9. soldierized
  10. soldierizes
  11. soldierizing

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