push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to push out sb
Participle: pushed out sb
Gerund: pushing out sb

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipush out sb
youpush out sb
he;she;itpushes out sb
wepush out sb
youpush out sb
theypush out sb

Perfect

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

Past

Ipushed out sb
youpushed out sb
he;she;itpushed out sb
wepushed out sb
youpushed out sb
theypushed out sb

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

Ipush out sb
youpush out sb
he;she;itpush out sb
wepush out sb
youpush out sb
theypush out sb

Perfect

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

Imperfect

Ipushed out sb
youpushed out sb
he;she;itpushed out sb
wepushed out sb
youpushed out sb
theypushed out sb

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush out sb
weLet's push out sb
youpush out sb

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)