/pʊʃ/
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
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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Discourse markers in English: well, anyway, actually, mind you and by the way
Emphasis in English: I do like it, my own, the very, and how to push back
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Reporting verbs in English: admit, deny, suggest, promise, and the pattern welded to each one
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