Definition

1. Verb:
   • To proceed or continue with determination, especially despite difficulties or opposition: "plow ahead" means to move forward resolutely with a course of action or plan.

Usage

• This phrasal verb is used to describe continuing with a task or plan in a steady, determined, and often forceful manner, without being stopped by obstacles.
• It is typically used in informal contexts.
• The structure is usually: Subject + plow ahead + (with + noun phrase).

Examples

• Verb:
  • Despite the bad weather, the construction crew decided to plow ahead with the work.
  • The company will plow ahead with its expansion plans, even though the market is uncertain.
  • When everyone else had doubts, she plowed ahead and finished the project on time.

Advanced Usage

• "to plow ahead with something": This is the most common construction, emphasizing the determined continuation of a specific plan or activity.
  • The government is plowing ahead with the controversial new law.

Variants and Related Words

• Plow on (phrasal verb): To continue doing something, especially something difficult or tiring, in a steady way.
  • He just plowed on with his speech despite the technical difficulties.
• Press ahead (phrasal verb): To continue with an activity or plan in a determined way. This is a close synonym.
  • They are pressing ahead with the negotiations.

Synonyms

• Forge ahead: To move forward quickly and with determination.
• Carry on: To continue doing something.
• Persevere: To continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Plow through: To finish something with difficulty or to move through something with force.
  • She plowed through the paperwork in one afternoon.
  • The truck plowed through the deep snow.

Related Idioms

• Full steam ahead: Proceeding with maximum energy and speed.
  • After getting approval, the project went full steam ahead.
• Keep one's nose to the grindstone: To work hard and steadily at a task.
  • If you keep your nose to the grindstone, you'll finish the report.

Verb

1. proceed (with a plan of action)
   • He went ahead with the project