push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to push forward
Participle: pushed forward
Gerund: pushing forward

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipush forward
youpush forward
he;she;itpushes forward
wepush forward
youpush forward
theypush forward

Perfect

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

Past

Ipushed forward
youpushed forward
he;she;itpushed forward
wepushed forward
youpushed forward
theypushed forward

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ipush forward
youpush forward
he;she;itpush forward
wepush forward
youpush forward
theypush forward

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ipushed forward
youpushed forward
he;she;itpushed forward
wepushed forward
youpushed forward
theypushed forward

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush forward
weLet's push forward
youpush forward

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)