push on

verb

pushed on; pushing on; pushes on

intransitive verb

: to continue on one's way : proceed

Examples of push on in a Sentence

the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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The vehicle became noticeably more sluggish, and power didn’t kick in significantly with a hard push on the accelerator. James Morris, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 The City Council’s conservative majority found itself at odds with some residents beginning in 2023 when Van Der Mark first began her push on the subject of children’s books. Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 5 Mar. 2025 He was given licence to push on deep into opposition territory, sometimes well ahead of central midfielder Declan Rice, who would drop in to cover for him. James McNicholas, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025 Between the lines: The Ukrainians were also disappointed that the U.S. draft didn't include any security guarantees for Ukraine and that it was being pushed on them at a time when Ukraine was also being excluded from U.S.-Russia talks about Ukraine's future. Marc Caputo, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push on

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push on was in 1602

Cite this Entry

“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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