push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush sb over
weLet's push sb over
youpush sb over

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)