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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

push through en · VERB

Meanings

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, through.
    • The corridor was so packed with people that I had to push through.
  2. (ditransitive, figuratively, transitive) To force (legislation or a plan) to be passed or agreed to or a decision to be reached.
    • We can push the rule through the committee by the end of the year.
    • He pushed the scheme through before anybody analyzed it thoroughly.
  3. (figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To overcome (pain, discomfort, etc.) by force or willpower; to keep moving (someone or something) along in a process.
    • The lobby will get mobbed if you don't push people through quickly.
    • No matter the dangers, we have to push through.
  4. (Philippines, especially, figuratively, transitive, with to or with) To continue or proceed.

Forms

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pushed through Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pushed through Tense=Past lexicographic
pushing through Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pushes through Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic