push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush up sth
weLet's push up sth
youpush up sth

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)