| Level | A2 |
|---|---|
| Kind | verb |
| Front | push |
| IPA | /pʊʃ / verb |
| Back | itmek, sürmek, iteklemek |
| Back 2 | push (verb) /pʊʃ /
verb
MOVE STH
1 [intransitive,
transitive]
to use force to move
sb/sth forward or away from you
itmek, sürmek,
iteklemek
You have to push quite hard to open that
window.
She pushed him into the water.
to push a pram
She pushed the door shut with her foot.
2 [intransitive,
transitive]
to move forward by
pushing sb/sth
ite
kaka ilerlemek
John pushed his way through the crowd.
to push past somebody
People were pushing and shoving to
try to get to the front.
SWITCH/BUTTON
3 [intransitive,
transitive]
to press a switch,
button, etc., for example in order to start a machine
basmak
Push the red button if you want the bus to
stop.
PERSUADE/FORCE
4 [transitive]
push sb (to do sth /into
doing sth); push sb (for sth)
to try to make sb do
sth that they do not want to do
sıkıştırmak, zorlamak
My friend pushed me into entering the
competition.
Ella will not work hard unless you push
her.
to push somebody for an answer
NEW PRODUCT
5 [transitive] (informal)
to try to make sth
seem attractive, for example so that people will buy it
ön
plana çıkarmak, allayıp pullamak
They are launching a major publicity
campaign to push their new product.
IDIOMS
be
hard pressed/pushed/put to do sth
to find sth very
difficult to do
akla
karayı seçmek
He was hard pressed to explain her sudden
disappearance.
be
pushed for sth
(informal)
to not have enough of
sth
darlık
çekmek, … sıkıntısı çekmek
Hurry up. We're really pushed for time.
push
your luck; push it/things
(informal)
to take a risk because
you have successfully avoided problems in the past
zorlamak
You didn't get caught last time, but don't
push your luck!
PHRASAL VERBS
push
sb about/around
to give orders to sb
in a rude and unpleasant way
emirler
yağdırmak
Don't let your boss push you around.
push
ahead/forward (with sth)
to continue with sth
devam
etmek, ilerlemek
push
for sth
to try hard to get sth
elde
etmeğe uğraşmak, sıkıştırmak, mücadele etmek
Jim is pushing for a pay rise.
push
in
to join a line of
people waiting for sth by standing in front of others who were there before you
sıra
kapmak, öne geçmek
push
on
to continue a journey
yolculuğa
devam etmek
Although it was getting dark, we decided to
push on.
push
sb/sth over
to make sb/sth fall
down by pushing them or it
itip
düşürmek
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