plow on in English

Audio: En-au-plow on.ogg

Forms: plows on [present, singular, third-person], plowing on [participle, present], plowed on [participle, past], plowed on [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} plow on (third-person singular simple present plows on, present participle plowing on, simple past and past participle plowed on)

Inflected forms

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        "(idiomatic) To continue with a menial, tedious, or time-consuming task."
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        "present",
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"plow on" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms