push – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of push

Nominal Forms

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

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Subjunctive

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperfect

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

Pluperfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

Imperative

youpush on
weLet's push on
youpush on

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

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

Perfect

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

Past

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

Pluperfect

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

Future

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

Future Perfect

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

Conditional

Present

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

Perfect

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

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)