push on

verb

pushed on; pushing on; pushes on
Synonyms of push onnext

intransitive verb

: to continue on one's way : proceed

Examples of push on in a Sentence

the party was getting deadly dull, so it was time to push on
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Meanwhile, Jimenez pushes on further into the gap behind United’s right side, with Smith Rowe’s positioning on his inside pinning Manuel Ugarte in midfield. Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026 So there’s a lot of storylines that really push on the relationships. Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Jan. 2026 There will be a second push on Wednesday night. Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025 Russia has pushed on with a bloody offensive, while escalating it air attacks on Ukrainian cities, the scale of which are now the biggest of the war to date. David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for push on

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of push on was in 1602

Cite this Entry

“Push on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/push%20on. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.

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