jostle
To bump into or brush against while in motionTo bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
» He jostled me unintentionally, not out of malice.
Er hat mich aus Versehen gestoßen, nicht aus Böswilligkeit.
Meaning
5 senses(ambitransitive)To bump into or brush against while in motion; to push aside.
drängeln
пиха́тьсяpixátʹsja, толка́тьсяtolkátʹsja
штовхатисяštovxatysja, зіштовхуватисяzištovxuvatysja
come into rough contact with while moving
(intransitive)To move through by pushing and shoving.
drängeln
пропи́хиватьсяpropíxivatʹsja, прота́лкиватьсяprotálkivatʹsja
проштовхуватисяproštovxuvatysja
make one's way by jostling, pushing, or shoving
(transitive)To be close to or in physical contact with.
(intransitive)To contend or vie in order to acquire something.
(dated, slang)To pick or attempt to pick pockets.
Examples
7 sentencesHe jostled me unintentionally, not out of malice.
deEr hat mich aus Versehen gestoßen, nicht aus Böswilligkeit. — Sudajaengi
People rushed toward the exit, jostling each other.
ruЛюди бросились к выходу, расталкивая друг друга. — marafon
They jostled one another to get out of an emergency exit.
deMan schubste und drängelte, um durch einen Notausgang nach draußen zu gelangen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
My friend and I were separated in the jostle of the surging crowd.
Don't jostle me, please.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
Originally justle (“to have sex with”), formed from Middle English jousten, from the Old FOriginally justle (“to have sex with”), formed from Middle English jousten, from the Old French joster (“to joust”), from Latin iuxtā (“next to”), from iungō (“join, connect”), equivalent to joust + -le.
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Forms
jostles, jostling, jostled, jostledSynonyms
1 synonyms- come into rough contact with while moving:shove
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle