push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to push yourself forward
Participle: pushed yourself forward
Gerund: pushing yourself forward

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipush yourself forward
youpush yourself forward
he;she;itpushes yourself forward
wepush yourself forward
youpush yourself forward
theypush yourself forward

Perfect

Ihave pushed yourself forward
youhave pushed yourself forward
he;she;ithas pushed yourself forward
wehave pushed yourself forward
youhave pushed yourself forward
theyhave pushed yourself forward

Past

Ipushed yourself forward
youpushed yourself forward
he;she;itpushed yourself forward
wepushed yourself forward
youpushed yourself forward
theypushed yourself forward

Pluperfect

Ihad pushed yourself forward
youhad pushed yourself forward
he;she;ithad pushed yourself forward
wehad pushed yourself forward
youhad pushed yourself forward
theyhad pushed yourself forward

Future

Iwill push yourself forward
youwill push yourself forward
he;she;itwill push yourself forward
wewill push yourself forward
youwill push yourself forward
theywill push yourself forward

Future Perfect

Iwill have pushed yourself forward
youwill have pushed yourself forward
he;she;itwill have pushed yourself forward
wewill have pushed yourself forward
youwill have pushed yourself forward
theywill have pushed yourself forward

Subjunctive

Present

Ipush yourself forward
youpush yourself forward
he;she;itpush yourself forward
wepush yourself forward
youpush yourself forward
theypush yourself forward

Perfect

Ihave pushed yourself forward
youhave pushed yourself forward
he;she;ithave pushed yourself forward
wehave pushed yourself forward
youhave pushed yourself forward
theyhave pushed yourself forward

Imperfect

Ipushed yourself forward
youpushed yourself forward
he;she;itpushed yourself forward
wepushed yourself forward
youpushed yourself forward
theypushed yourself forward

Pluperfect

Ihad pushed yourself forward
youhad pushed yourself forward
he;she;ithad pushed yourself forward
wehad pushed yourself forward
youhad pushed yourself forward
theyhad pushed yourself forward

Conditional

Present

Iwould push yourself forward
youwould push yourself forward
he;she;itwould push yourself forward
wewould push yourself forward
youwould push yourself forward
theywould push yourself forward

Perfect

Iwould have pushed yourself forward
youwould have pushed yourself forward
he;she;itwould have pushed yourself forward
wewould have pushed yourself forward
youwould have pushed yourself forward
theywould have pushed yourself forward

Imperative

youpush yourself forward
weLet's push yourself forward
youpush yourself forward

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam pushing yourself forward
youare pushing yourself forward
he;she;itis pushing yourself forward
weare pushing yourself forward
youare pushing yourself forward
theyare pushing yourself forward

Perfect

Ihave been pushing yourself forward
youhave been pushing yourself forward
he;she;ithas been pushing yourself forward
wehave been pushing yourself forward
youhave been pushing yourself forward
theyhave been pushing yourself forward

Past

Iwas pushing yourself forward
youwere pushing yourself forward
he;she;itwas pushing yourself forward
wewere pushing yourself forward
youwere pushing yourself forward
theywere pushing yourself forward

Pluperfect

Ihad been pushing yourself forward
youhad been pushing yourself forward
he;she;ithad been pushing yourself forward
wehad been pushing yourself forward
youhad been pushing yourself forward
theyhad been pushing yourself forward

Future

Iwill be pushing yourself forward
youwill be pushing yourself forward
he;she;itwill be pushing yourself forward
wewill be pushing yourself forward
youwill be pushing yourself forward
theywill be pushing yourself forward

Future Perfect

Iwill have been pushing yourself forward
youwill have been pushing yourself forward
he;she;itwill have been pushing yourself forward
wewill have been pushing yourself forward
youwill have been pushing yourself forward
theywill have been pushing yourself forward

Conditional

Present

Iwould be pushing yourself forward
youwould be pushing yourself forward
he;she;itwould be pushing yourself forward
wewould be pushing yourself forward
youwould be pushing yourself forward
theywould be pushing yourself forward

Perfect

Iwould have been pushing yourself forward
youwould have been pushing yourself forward
he;she;itwould have been pushing yourself forward
wewould have been pushing yourself forward
youwould have been pushing yourself forward
theywould have been pushing yourself forward

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)