push through
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, throughUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through.
» He pushed his way through the crowd.
Er bahnte sich seinen Weg durch die Menschenmenge.
Meaning
4 sensesUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through.
The corridor was so packed with people that I had to push through.
(ditransitive, figuratively, transitive)To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached.
He pushed the scheme through before anybody analyzed it thoroughly.
We can push the rule through the committee by the end of the year.
(figuratively, intransitive, transitive)To overcome (pain, discomfort, etc.) by force or willpower; to keep moving (someone or something) along in a process.
No matter the dangers, we have to push through.
The lobby will get mobbed if you don't push people through quickly.
(Philippines, especially, figuratively, transitive)To continue or proceed.
- break out
Examples
24 sentencesHe pushed his way through the crowd.
deEr bahnte sich seinen Weg durch die Menschenmenge.
She pushed her way through the crowd.
deSie bahnte sich einen Weg durch die Menge.
Tom pushed his way through the crowd.
deTom drängte sich durch die Menge.
We had to push our way through the crowd.
ruНам пришлось проталкиваться сквозь толпу.
Tom pushed through the crowd.
ruТом протиснулся через толпу.
Forms
pushes through, pushing through, pushed through, pushed through| Base form | push through · to push through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pushes through |
| Present participle | pushing through |
| Past simple | pushed through |
| Past participle | pushed through |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- push offвід'їхати, від'їжджатиTo go away; to get lost.
- push outнав'язувати, нав'язуватисяTo force (someone) to leave a group.
- push downвпускати, впуститиTo force downwards (literally or figuratively).
- push backвести, їхатиTo refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
- push awayвідштовхувати, відштовхнутиTo apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.
- push aroundхуліганUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, around.
- push throughвивергати, вивергатисяUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through.
- push forwardпросувати, просунутиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, forward.
More 8
- push asideігнорувати, проігноруватиTo ignore, reject or subdue (something).
- push upTo make (something) higher; to increase.
- push onTo persist, persevere.
- push inTo jump the queue, especially in a forceful manner.
- push overTo push something such that it falls.
- push alongSynonym of push on.
- push aboutTo treat contemptuously and unfairly; to bully
- push underTo hide or repress (emotion)
Synonyms
3 synonyms- break out:eruptcome outbreak through
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb