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push

/pʊʃ/ verbe A1

En français : pousser

  1. To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force. (intransitive, transitive) · In his anger he pushed me against the wall and threatened me.· You need to push quite hard to get this door open.
  2. To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action. (transitive)
  3. To press or urge forward; to drive. (transitive) · to push an objection too far; to push one's luck
  4. To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.). (transitive) · Stop pushing the issue — I'm not interested.· They're pushing that perfume again.
  5. To continually exert oneself in order to achieve a goal. (intransitive)
  6. To approach; to come close to. (informal, transitive) · My old car is pushing 250,000 miles.· He's pushing sixty.
  7. To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to give birth or defecate. (intransitive) · During childbirth, there are times when the obstetrician advises the woman not to push.
  8. To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action. (intransitive)

Pluriel push · He/she/it pushes · Prétérit pushed · Participe passé pushed · Forme en -ing pushing

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Forme de base
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He/she/it
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Prétérit
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Participe passé
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Forme en -ing
pushing

Dans la bibliothèque

I felt you push, I heard you call,
A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 7 · C1
At first the little creatures, many though they were, could hardly stir the heavily loaded truck; but the Woodman and the Scarecrow both pushed from behind, and they got along better.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 55 · B2
Then the Lion put his strong front legs against the tree and pushed with all his might, and slowly the big tree tipped and fell with a crash across the ditch, with its top branches on the other side.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 41 · B2
I’ll have to be pushing on my way; for the early hours of a case are the precious ones, as no man knows better than your own self.
The Valley of Fear, p. 10 · C1

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