push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush in
weLet's push in
youpush in

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)