push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush sb about
weLet's push sb about
youpush sb about

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)