"keep on truckin'" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-keep on truckin'.ogg Forms: keeps on truckin' [present, singular, third-person], keepin' on truckin' [participle, present], kept on truckin' [participle, past], kept on truckin' [past], keep on trucking [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|keep<,keepin',kept> on truckin'}} keep on truckin' (third-person singular simple present keeps on truckin', present participle keepin' on truckin', simple past and past participle kept on truckin')
  1. (idiomatic) To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-keep_on_truckin'-en-verb-DQMF4eLv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "keepin' on truckin'",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "kept on truckin'",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept on truckin'",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keep on trucking",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
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        "To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving."
      ],
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        [
          "continue",
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        ],
        [
          "persist",
          "persist"
        ],
        [
          "trying",
          "trying"
        ],
        [
          "striving",
          "striving"
        ]
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keepin' on truckin'",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept on truckin'",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kept on truckin'",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "keep on trucking",
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      ]
    }
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    }
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        ],
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        ],
        [
          "striving",
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        "(idiomatic) To continue or persist, regardless of circumstances or setbacks; to keep trying or striving."
      ],
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