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spur on

spur on verb: to spur or urge (someone) to do something.

Verb

spur on (third-person singular simple present spurs on, present participle spurring on, simple past and past participle spurred on)

  1. (transitive) To spur or urge (someone) to do something.
    • Initially spurred on by Sukarno himself, Indonesian women had participated actively in the national independence war.2002, Saskia Wieringa, Sexual Politics in Indonesia, page 7

Synonyms of spur on

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Forms of spur on

third-person singular presentspurs on
present participlespurring on
past participlespurred on
pastspurred on

Questions about spur on

What does spur on mean?
Spur on means to spur or urge (someone) to do something.
What part of speech is spur on?
Spur on is a verb.
What is the past tense of spur on?
The past tense of spur on is spurred on.

Words near spur on in the dictionary

  1. spur gearings
  2. spur gears
  3. spur leather
  4. spur leathers
  5. spur of the moment
  6. spur on
  7. spur-heeled
  8. spur-leather
  9. spur-leathers
  10. spur-of-the-moment
  11. spur-rial

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