Meaning
To press on something with your hands to move it away from you.
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Word origin
From Old French pousser, meaning to push, from Latin pulsare.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- pousser
Grammar
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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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 4: push, smell, drug and 7 more words.