push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to push ahead
Participle: pushed ahead
Gerund: pushing ahead

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ipush ahead
youpush ahead
he;she;itpushes ahead
wepush ahead
youpush ahead
theypush ahead

Perfect

Ihave pushed ahead
youhave pushed ahead
he;she;ithas pushed ahead
wehave pushed ahead
youhave pushed ahead
theyhave pushed ahead

Past

Ipushed ahead
youpushed ahead
he;she;itpushed ahead
wepushed ahead
youpushed ahead
theypushed ahead

Pluperfect

Ihad pushed ahead
youhad pushed ahead
he;she;ithad pushed ahead
wehad pushed ahead
youhad pushed ahead
theyhad pushed ahead

Future

Iwill push ahead
youwill push ahead
he;she;itwill push ahead
wewill push ahead
youwill push ahead
theywill push ahead

Future Perfect

Iwill have pushed ahead
youwill have pushed ahead
he;she;itwill have pushed ahead
wewill have pushed ahead
youwill have pushed ahead
theywill have pushed ahead

Subjunctive

Present

Ipush ahead
youpush ahead
he;she;itpush ahead
wepush ahead
youpush ahead
theypush ahead

Perfect

Ihave pushed ahead
youhave pushed ahead
he;she;ithave pushed ahead
wehave pushed ahead
youhave pushed ahead
theyhave pushed ahead

Imperfect

Ipushed ahead
youpushed ahead
he;she;itpushed ahead
wepushed ahead
youpushed ahead
theypushed ahead

Pluperfect

Ihad pushed ahead
youhad pushed ahead
he;she;ithad pushed ahead
wehad pushed ahead
youhad pushed ahead
theyhad pushed ahead

Conditional

Present

Iwould push ahead
youwould push ahead
he;she;itwould push ahead
wewould push ahead
youwould push ahead
theywould push ahead

Perfect

Iwould have pushed ahead
youwould have pushed ahead
he;she;itwould have pushed ahead
wewould have pushed ahead
youwould have pushed ahead
theywould have pushed ahead

Imperative

youpush ahead
weLet's push ahead
youpush ahead

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam pushing ahead
youare pushing ahead
he;she;itis pushing ahead
weare pushing ahead
youare pushing ahead
theyare pushing ahead

Perfect

Ihave been pushing ahead
youhave been pushing ahead
he;she;ithas been pushing ahead
wehave been pushing ahead
youhave been pushing ahead
theyhave been pushing ahead

Past

Iwas pushing ahead
youwere pushing ahead
he;she;itwas pushing ahead
wewere pushing ahead
youwere pushing ahead
theywere pushing ahead

Pluperfect

Ihad been pushing ahead
youhad been pushing ahead
he;she;ithad been pushing ahead
wehad been pushing ahead
youhad been pushing ahead
theyhad been pushing ahead

Future

Iwill be pushing ahead
youwill be pushing ahead
he;she;itwill be pushing ahead
wewill be pushing ahead
youwill be pushing ahead
theywill be pushing ahead

Future Perfect

Iwill have been pushing ahead
youwill have been pushing ahead
he;she;itwill have been pushing ahead
wewill have been pushing ahead
youwill have been pushing ahead
theywill have been pushing ahead

Conditional

Present

Iwould be pushing ahead
youwould be pushing ahead
he;she;itwould be pushing ahead
wewould be pushing ahead
youwould be pushing ahead
theywould be pushing ahead

Perfect

Iwould have been pushing ahead
youwould have been pushing ahead
he;she;itwould have been pushing ahead
wewould have been pushing ahead
youwould have been pushing ahead
theywould have been pushing ahead

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)