push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to push
Participle: pushed
Gerund: pushing

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipush
youpush
he;she;itpushes
wepush
youpush
theypush

Perfect

Ihave pushed
youhave pushed
he;she;ithas pushed
wehave pushed
youhave pushed
theyhave pushed

Past

Ipushed
youpushed
he;she;itpushed
wepushed
youpushed
theypushed

Pluperfect

Ihad pushed
youhad pushed
he;she;ithad pushed
wehad pushed
youhad pushed
theyhad pushed

Future

Iwill push
youwill push
he;she;itwill push
wewill push
youwill push
theywill push

Future Perfect

Iwill have pushed
youwill have pushed
he;she;itwill have pushed
wewill have pushed
youwill have pushed
theywill have pushed

Subjunctive

Present

Ipush
youpush
he;she;itpush
wepush
youpush
theypush

Perfect

Ihave pushed
youhave pushed
he;she;ithave pushed
wehave pushed
youhave pushed
theyhave pushed

Imperfect

Ipushed
youpushed
he;she;itpushed
wepushed
youpushed
theypushed

Pluperfect

Ihad pushed
youhad pushed
he;she;ithad pushed
wehad pushed
youhad pushed
theyhad pushed

Conditional

Present

Iwould push
youwould push
he;she;itwould push
wewould push
youwould push
theywould push

Perfect

Iwould have pushed
youwould have pushed
he;she;itwould have pushed
wewould have pushed
youwould have pushed
theywould have pushed

Imperative

youpush
weLet's push
youpush

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam pushing
youare pushing
he;she;itis pushing
weare pushing
youare pushing
theyare pushing

Perfect

Ihave been pushing
youhave been pushing
he;she;ithas been pushing
wehave been pushing
youhave been pushing
theyhave been pushing

Past

Iwas pushing
youwere pushing
he;she;itwas pushing
wewere pushing
youwere pushing
theywere pushing

Pluperfect

Ihad been pushing
youhad been pushing
he;she;ithad been pushing
wehad been pushing
youhad been pushing
theyhad been pushing

Future

Iwill be pushing
youwill be pushing
he;she;itwill be pushing
wewill be pushing
youwill be pushing
theywill be pushing

Future Perfect

Iwill have been pushing
youwill have been pushing
he;she;itwill have been pushing
wewill have been pushing
youwill have been pushing
theywill have been pushing

Conditional

Present

Iwould be pushing
youwould be pushing
he;she;itwould be pushing
wewould be pushing
youwould be pushing
theywould be pushing

Perfect

Iwould have been pushing
youwould have been pushing
he;she;itwould have been pushing
wewould have been pushing
youwould have been pushing
theywould have been pushing

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'push'

abash, abolish, abroach, accomplish, accroach, address, admix, admonish, ado, adpress, affamish, affix, alloo, amass, ambush, anguish, annex, appeach, appears, approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'push'

bush, dush, gush, hush, lush, mush, pash, pish, pus, rush,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

motivate, provide an incentive for
drive, incentivize, motivate, urge
shove
force, propulsion, thrust, bearing
urge
drive, inspire, impel, prod, persuade, promote, press

Antonyms

transitive: to satisfy the needs or wishes of; to give free reign to
drive, indulge, work
urge
restrain, inhibit, repress, discourage

Additional Information

Etymology

1. c.1300, from O.Fr. poulser, from L. pulsare "to beat, strike, push," frequentative of pellere (pp. pulsus) "to push, drive, beat" (see pulse (1)). The noun is first recorded 1570. Meaning "approach a certain age" is from 1937. Meaning "promote" (1714) led to pusher "peddler of illegal drugs," first recorded 1935 in prison slang (earlier it meant "prostitute," 1923). Pushy "forward, aggressive" first recorded 1936. To push (someone) around is from 1923. Phrase push comes to shove is from 1958; to push (one's) luck is from 1911. To push the envelope in figurative sense is late 1980s. Push-up, the exercise, is from 1906; to push up daisies "be dead and buried" is from c.1860. Push-button (n.) is from 1898; adj. sense "characterized by the use of push-buttons" is from 1946.
2. From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern French pousser) from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare (“to beat, strike”), frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus). Doublet of pulsate and pulse (verb). Partly displaced native Old English sċūfan, whence Modern English shove. See: Latin 'pulsare'.

Verbs referencing "push"

Spanish pujar, Sranan pusu, Galician puxar, Spanish puchar, Papiamento pusha, Dutch pushen, German, old spelling pushen, Korean 푸시하다.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] Eliza's child, too ! I know that I shall have some fuss with wife about that; and, for that matter, about Tom, too. So much for being in debt,—heigho ! The fellow sees his advantage, and means to push it. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Get along wid ye ! ” said the mother, pushing away their woolly heads. “ Ye'll all stick together, and never get clar, if ye do dat fashion. Go long to de spring and wash yerselves ! ” she said, seconding her exhortations by a slap, which [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • Aunt Chloe, having thus saved appearances, seemed highly delighted to push the thing under, saying, as she did so, “ Well, mebbe ’ t will do ’ em some good. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ And now, ” said Eliza, as she stood in the door, “ I saw my husband only this afternoon, and I little knew then what was to come. They have pushed him to the very last standing place, and he told me, today, that he was going to run away. Do try, if you can, to get word to him. Tell him how I went, and why I went; and tell him I 'm going to try [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] ” and coughed several times, took out his pocket-handkerchief, and began to wipe his glasses. Mrs. Bird, seeing the defenceless condition of the enemy's territory, had no more conscience than to push her advantage. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] met the ear of the auctioneer. Anxious, half-frightened, he looked from side to side, as he heard the clatter of contending bids,—now here, now there,—till the hammer fell. Haley had got him. He was pushed from the block toward his new master, but stopped one moment, and looked back, when his poor old mother, trembling in every limb, held out her shaking hands toward him. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ Now ! ” said Haley, pushing his three purchases together, and producing a bundle of handcuffs, which he proceeded to put on their wrists; and fastening each handcuff to a long chain, he drove them before him to the jail. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ What's little missy's name ? ” said Tom, at last, when he thought matters were ripe to push such an inquiry. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • “ That's a clever fellow, now, ” said he. “ Well, the carriage is waiting, and the crowd are now off, so that one can walk out in a decent and Christian manner, and not be pushed and shoved. Here, ” he added to a driver who stood behind him, “ take these things. ” (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
  • [...] very clean and good a one, that the managers of the jaunt resolved to return to it and put up there for the night, if possible. This course decided on, and the horses being well refreshed, we again pushed forward, and came upon the Prairie at sunset. (American Notes for General Circulation)