Meaning

16 senses
  1. (intransitive, transitive)To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

    In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.

    You need to push quite hard to get this door open.

    drücken, schieben, stoßen

    толка́тьtolkátʹ, толкну́тьtolknútʹ, пиха́тьpixátʹ

    штовха́тиštovxáty

  2. (transitive)To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.

    December 22, 1711, letter to The Spectator Ambition […] pushes the soul to such actions as are apt to procure honour and reputation to the actor.

    drängen

    подта́лкиватьpodtálkivatʹ, подгоня́тьpodgonjátʹ, прота́лкиватьprotálkivatʹ

  3. (transitive)To press or urge forward; to drive.

    to push an objection too far; to push one's luck

    press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action

  4. (transitive)To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).

    Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.

    They're pushing that perfume again.

    продвига́тьprodvigátʹ, прота́лкиватьprotálkivatʹ

    sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs)

  5. (intransitive)To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal.

  6. (informal, participle, present, regional, transitive)To approach; to come close to.

    My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.

    He's pushing sixty.

    approach a certain age or speed

  7. (intransitive)To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate.

    During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.

    drücken

    ту́житьсяtúžitʹsja

  8. (intransitive)To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.

  9. To make a higher bid at an auction.

  10. To make an all-in bet.

    make publicity for; try to sell (a product)

  11. (transitive)To move (a pawn) directly forward.

    move with force

  12. To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.

Examples

1290 sentences
  1. She pushed him out the door.

    Вона виштовхала його за двері.

    ruОна выставила его за дверь.

    deSie schob ihn zur Tür hinaus.

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  2. She pushed him out the window.

    Вона виштовхнула його з вікна.

    ruОна вытолкнула его из окна.

    deSie stieß ihn zum Fenster hinaus.

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  3. Tom pushed Mary out the door.

    Том відштовхнув Мері від дверей.

    ruТом вытолкнул Мэри из двери.

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  4. Tom almost pushed the wrong button.

    Том ледве не натиснув не на ту кнопку.

    ruТом чуть не нажал на неверную кнопку.

    deTom hätte fast den falschen Knopf gedrückt.

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  5. Tom pushed me into the pool.

    Том штвовхнув мене в басейн.

    deTom hat mich ins Schwimmbecken geschubst.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to apply a force to something so that it moves away:
Русский
By meaning 4
to apply a force to something so that it moves away:
to continually attempt to persuade into a particular action:
to continually attempt to promote point of view, product etc.:
intransitive: to tense the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to apply a force to something so that it moves away:
to continually attempt to persuade into a particular action:

Origin

From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern Fr

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.

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Forms

pushes, pushing, pushed, pushed
Base formpush · to push
3rd person singularpushes
Present participlepushing
Past simplepushed
Past participlepushed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theypush
he, she, itpushes

Past simpleLesson

all personspushed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave pushed
he, she, ithas pushed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill push

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

118 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action:bear on
  • move with force:force
  • approach a certain age or speed:crowd
  • make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby:press
  • make publicity for; try to sell (a product):advertiseadvertizepromote
  • strive and make an effort to reach a goal:tuglaborlabourdrive

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

62 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • push the button
  • push this button
  • pushed the door
  • pushed open the
  • pushed the wrong
  • thirty push ups
  • push ups every
  • button to push
  • pushed open
  • does thirty push
  • push the car
  • and pushed the

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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