push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush off
weLet's push off
youpush off

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)