"push forward" meaning in English

See push forward in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: pushes forward [present, singular, third-person], pushing forward [participle, present], pushed forward [participle, past], pushed forward [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} push forward (third-person singular simple present pushes forward, present participle pushing forward, simple past and past participle pushed forward)
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, forward.
    Sense id: en-push_forward-en-verb-M26XUtAW
  2. (intransitive) To continue to act or do something, especially with a lot of effort Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-push_forward-en-verb-qSIFLmQh
  3. (transitive) To reschedule (an event) for an earlier date. Tags: transitive Synonyms (to reschedule earlier): advance, prepone
    Sense id: en-push_forward-en-verb-dSe6kOiQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 10 83 Disambiguation of 'to reschedule earlier': 6 8 86

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for push forward meaning in English (1.7kB)

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