push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to push sth aside
Participle: pushed sth aside
Gerund: pushing sth aside

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipush sth aside
youpush sth aside
he;she;itpushes sth aside
wepush sth aside
youpush sth aside
theypush sth aside

Perfect

Ihave pushed sth aside
youhave pushed sth aside
he;she;ithas pushed sth aside
wehave pushed sth aside
youhave pushed sth aside
theyhave pushed sth aside

Past

Ipushed sth aside
youpushed sth aside
he;she;itpushed sth aside
wepushed sth aside
youpushed sth aside
theypushed sth aside

Pluperfect

Ihad pushed sth aside
youhad pushed sth aside
he;she;ithad pushed sth aside
wehad pushed sth aside
youhad pushed sth aside
theyhad pushed sth aside

Future

Iwill push sth aside
youwill push sth aside
he;she;itwill push sth aside
wewill push sth aside
youwill push sth aside
theywill push sth aside

Future Perfect

Iwill have pushed sth aside
youwill have pushed sth aside
he;she;itwill have pushed sth aside
wewill have pushed sth aside
youwill have pushed sth aside
theywill have pushed sth aside

Subjunctive

Present

Ipush sth aside
youpush sth aside
he;she;itpush sth aside
wepush sth aside
youpush sth aside
theypush sth aside

Perfect

Ihave pushed sth aside
youhave pushed sth aside
he;she;ithave pushed sth aside
wehave pushed sth aside
youhave pushed sth aside
theyhave pushed sth aside

Imperfect

Ipushed sth aside
youpushed sth aside
he;she;itpushed sth aside
wepushed sth aside
youpushed sth aside
theypushed sth aside

Pluperfect

Ihad pushed sth aside
youhad pushed sth aside
he;she;ithad pushed sth aside
wehad pushed sth aside
youhad pushed sth aside
theyhad pushed sth aside

Conditional

Present

Iwould push sth aside
youwould push sth aside
he;she;itwould push sth aside
wewould push sth aside
youwould push sth aside
theywould push sth aside

Perfect

Iwould have pushed sth aside
youwould have pushed sth aside
he;she;itwould have pushed sth aside
wewould have pushed sth aside
youwould have pushed sth aside
theywould have pushed sth aside

Imperative

youpush sth aside
weLet's push sth aside
youpush sth aside

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam pushing sth aside
youare pushing sth aside
he;she;itis pushing sth aside
weare pushing sth aside
youare pushing sth aside
theyare pushing sth aside

Perfect

Ihave been pushing sth aside
youhave been pushing sth aside
he;she;ithas been pushing sth aside
wehave been pushing sth aside
youhave been pushing sth aside
theyhave been pushing sth aside

Past

Iwas pushing sth aside
youwere pushing sth aside
he;she;itwas pushing sth aside
wewere pushing sth aside
youwere pushing sth aside
theywere pushing sth aside

Pluperfect

Ihad been pushing sth aside
youhad been pushing sth aside
he;she;ithad been pushing sth aside
wehad been pushing sth aside
youhad been pushing sth aside
theyhad been pushing sth aside

Future

Iwill be pushing sth aside
youwill be pushing sth aside
he;she;itwill be pushing sth aside
wewill be pushing sth aside
youwill be pushing sth aside
theywill be pushing sth aside

Future Perfect

Iwill have been pushing sth aside
youwill have been pushing sth aside
he;she;itwill have been pushing sth aside
wewill have been pushing sth aside
youwill have been pushing sth aside
theywill have been pushing sth aside

Conditional

Present

Iwould be pushing sth aside
youwould be pushing sth aside
he;she;itwould be pushing sth aside
wewould be pushing sth aside
youwould be pushing sth aside
theywould be pushing sth aside

Perfect

Iwould have been pushing sth aside
youwould have been pushing sth aside
he;she;itwould have been pushing sth aside
wewould have been pushing sth aside
youwould have been pushing sth aside
theywould have been pushing sth aside

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)