Translation
to push
Word origin
From French pousser ('to push'), from Latin pulsare ('to beat, to strike'), a frequentative of pellere ('to drive'). English pulse and push grew from the same family.
- Origin
- French, from Latin
- Root
- pulsare
- English cognates
- push, pulse
Examples
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He pushed the door with his hand.
, !
Do not push me, please!
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She pushed the chair under the table.
The opposite of , to pull, and the pair label many a door in Esperantujo: and .
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