Definition

1. 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

1. push one's way
   • she barged into the meeting room