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Meaning of spur on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To spur or urge (someone) to do something.

transitive

Equivalents

العربية حدا وكز
Ελληνικά κεντάω
Suomi kirittää
Svenska uppmuntra

Examples

“Initially spurred on by Sukarno himself, Indonesian women had participated actively in the national independence war.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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