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/pʊʃ/

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Translation

To press on something with your hands to move it away from you.

Word origin

From Old French pousser, meaning to push, from Latin pulsare.

Origin
Old French
Root
pousser

Grammar

Verb typeregular (push, pushes, pushed)

Examples

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"Push" means to press on something to move it away from you.

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"Pushes" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Pushed" is the past form of "push".

To push is to press on something with your hands to move it away from you. The past form is "pushed".

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This word is part of lesson 13.