push forward
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Definition
- Verb:
- To advance or proceed with determination, often against resistance or obstacles: "push forward" means to move ahead or make progress in a forceful, determined manner.
- To promote or advocate for something actively: It can also mean to champion an idea, plan, or cause with vigor.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- Despite the heavy snow, we must push forward to reach the shelter before nightfall.
- The team leader encouraged everyone to push forward with the project despite the initial setbacks.
- She is pushing forward a new proposal for sustainable energy at the conference.
Advanced Usage
- "To push oneself forward": To assert oneself or seek attention, sometimes in an aggressive or presumptuous way.
- He has a tendency to push himself forward in meetings, often speaking over others.
Variants and Related Words
- Advance (verb): To move forward in a purposeful way.
- Propel (verb): To drive or push something forward.
- Forge ahead (phrasal verb): To move forward steadily and with determination.
Synonyms
- Advance
- Proceed
- Press on
- Drive
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Push ahead: Similar to "push forward," meaning to continue with determination.
- We decided to push ahead with the construction despite the bad weather.
Related Idioms
- Push the envelope: To go beyond the usual limits, to innovate. (Note: This idiom is related in spirit of advancing boundaries but is a distinct phrase.)
- Their research is really pushing the envelope in genetic engineering.
Verb
- push one's way
- she barged into the meeting room