Meaning

3 senses
  1. (colloquial, imperative, intransitive, often)To go away; to get lost.

  2. (intransitive)To push an opponent back, a form of personal foul.

  3. (transitive)To delay, postpone, put off, push back.

Examples

39 sentences
  1. We pushed the car off the road.

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  2. She pushed him off the pier.

    ruОна столкнула его с причала.

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  3. Tom pushed Mary off the pier.

    ruТом столкнул Мэри с причала.

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  4. Tom pushed Mary off the cliff.

    ruТом столкнул Мэри с обрыва.

    deTom stieß Maria von der Klippe.

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  5. Tom pushed Mary off the elevator.

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Forms

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

irregular

Present simpleLesson

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

Past simpleLesson

all personspushed off

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill push off

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
go away:go away

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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