Press on meaning
Press on is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to keep going with a journey or a task despite difficulty.
- Past simple
- pressed on
- Past participle
- pressed on
- -ing form
- pressing on
What press on means
C1
To keep going with a journey or a task despite difficulty
We pressed on through the rain to reach the village.
1 more meaning of press on is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.
More meanings in the appSimilar phrasal verbs
With on: turn on, put on, try on, go on, get on, hold on, carry on, hang on, keep on doing, keep on.
Common questions
What does press on mean?
It has 2 meanings. One of them is to keep going with a journey or a task despite difficulty. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.
What is the past tense of press on?
Pressed on, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
