"spur on" meaning in English

See spur on in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: spurs on [present, singular, third-person], spurring on [participle, present], spurred on [participle, past], spurred on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} spur on (third-person singular simple present spurs on, present participle spurring on, simple past and past participle spurred on)
  1. (transitive) To spur or urge (someone) to do something. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-spur_on-en-verb-fZaVYcLI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for spur on meaning in English (1.3kB)

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