How to pronounce push
Say it like PUUSH. Push is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- PUUSH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Push pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- PUUSHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "oo" in book.
American vs British pronunciation of push
American and British speakers say push in essentially the same way: /pʊʃ/ in the US and /pʊʃ/ in the UK.
British respelling: PUUSH.
What does push mean?
- move with force“He pushed the table into a corner”
- press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action“He pushed her to finish her doctorate”
- make publicity for; try to sell (a product)“The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model”“The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops”
- the act of applying force in order to move something away“he gave the door a hard push”“the pushing is good exercise”
- the force used in pushing“the push of the water on the walls of the tank”“the thrust of the jet engines”
- enterprising or ambitious drive“Europeans often laugh at American energy”
Where does push come from?
From Middle English pushen, poshen, posson, borrowed from Middle French pousser (Modern French pousser) from Old French poulser, from Latin pulsare (“to beat, strike”), frequentative of pellere (past participle pulsus).
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Words that rhyme with push
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Questions about saying push
How do you pronounce push?
Say PUUSH. The American pronunciation is /pʊʃ/. In British English it is /pʊʃ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in push?
Push is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: PUUSH.
Do Americans and Brits say push the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /pʊʃ/ and the British form is /pʊʃ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.