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spurs on

spurs on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spur on.

Meaning of spur on

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

Questions about spurs on

What is spurs on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Spurs on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of spur on.

Words near spurs on in the dictionary

  1. spurrites
  2. Spurrs
  3. spurry
  4. spurs
  5. spurs of the moment
  6. spurs on
  7. Spursy
  8. spurt
  9. spurted
  10. spurting
  11. spurtingly

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