Also means
to darken (a colour)
Usage Note
Foncer has two distinct senses: to rush headlong (foncer droit devant soi = 'to charge straight ahead') and to make a colour darker (foncer la teinte = 'to darken the shade'). The colloquial sense 'to go for it / charge ahead' is very common in informal French: fonce! means 'go for it!' or 'step on it!'.
Examples
"Il a foncé vers la sortie sans s'arrêter."
Natural Translation
He dashed toward the exit without stopping.
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