push

/pʊʃ/

verb A1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
pushes
past
pushed
past participle
pushed
gerund
pushing

Meaning

  1. empujar

    • She pushes the door open.

      Ella empuja la puerta para abrirla.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Phrasal verbs

  • push back

    retrasar; resistir

    They pushed back the deadline.

    Retrasaron la fecha límite.

  • push through

    conseguir que se apruebe

    The senator pushed the bill through.

    El senador logró que se aprobara el proyecto de ley.

  • push on

    seguir adelante

    Despite the rain, they pushed on.

    A pesar de la lluvia, siguieron adelante.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa push?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: She ___ the door open.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a push?

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