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Definition of Press on
1. Verb. Continue moving forward.
Generic synonyms: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Definition of Press on
1. Verb. (idiomatic) to persist, continue to advance ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Press On
Literary usage of Press on
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"'Gin lap the blood and offal; whilst the men press on their foe and cheer their
dogs in vain ; Who shun to grip a lion with their teeth, But off him bark ..."
2. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1894)
"Printed at the DE VINNE PRESS on Van Gelder hand-made paper. 450 small-paper
copies for ... Printed at the UNIVERSITY PRESS on specially made paper, lomo. ..."
3. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the Third by Thomas Erskine May (1899)
"Such was the condition of the press on the accession of George III. However debased
by the servile uses of party, and the low esteem of its writers,4 ..."
4. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1891)
"Such was the condition of the press on the accession of George III. However debased
by the servile „ 6 * press on uses of party, and the low esteem of its ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... still others press on to higher positions until the best man of all, a
superman (9) makes D. The position on the line AD is determined by the ..."
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