push on

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Meaning · English

Continue trying or working hard despite difficulties

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tiếp tục cố gắng hoặc làm việc chăm chỉ dù khó khăn

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Literally: apply force to move forward
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

We will push on with the project despite the setbacks

AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “push on” mean?

Continue trying or working hard despite difficulties Literally: apply force to move forward

Is “push on” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.