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Push Sth Pushed Transitive Hard Sb Sb/Sth Pushing

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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