push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

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

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)