push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to push aside sth
Participle: pushed aside sth
Gerund: pushing aside sth

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipush aside sth
youpush aside sth
he;she;itpushes aside sth
wepush aside sth
youpush aside sth
theypush aside sth

Perfect

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

Past

Ipushed aside sth
youpushed aside sth
he;she;itpushed aside sth
wepushed aside sth
youpushed aside sth
theypushed aside sth

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ipush aside sth
youpush aside sth
he;she;itpush aside sth
wepush aside sth
youpush aside sth
theypush aside sth

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ipushed aside sth
youpushed aside sth
he;she;itpushed aside sth
wepushed aside sth
youpushed aside sth
theypushed aside sth

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush aside sth
weLet's push aside sth
youpush aside sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)