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push the edge of the envelope

Syllables: push the edge of the en·ve·lopeUK/ˌpʊʃ ðiː ˌɛdʒ əv ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp/US/ˌpʊʃ ði ˌɛdʒ əv ði ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/

push the edge of the envelope verb: synonym of push the envelope.

Verb

push the edge of the envelope (third-person singular simple present pushes the edge of the envelope, present participle pushing the edge of the envelope, simple past and past participle pushed the edge of the envelope)

  1. Synonym of push the envelope.

Synonyms of push the edge of the envelope

Forms of push the edge of the envelope

third-person singular presentpushes the edge of the envelope
present participlepushing the edge of the envelope
past participlepushed the edge of the envelope
pastpushed the edge of the envelope

Questions about push the edge of the envelope

What does push the edge of the envelope mean?
Push the edge of the envelope means synonym of push the envelope.
What part of speech is push the edge of the envelope?
Push the edge of the envelope is a verb.
How do you pronounce push the edge of the envelope?
Push the edge of the envelope is pronounced /ˌpʊʃ ðiː ˌɛdʒ əv ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp/ (UK).
What is the past tense of push the edge of the envelope?
The past tense of push the edge of the envelope is pushed the edge of the envelope.

Words near push the edge of the envelope in the dictionary

  1. push shot
  2. push shots
  3. push someone's buttons
  4. push string uphill
  5. push the boat out
  6. push the edge of the envelope
  7. push the envelope
  8. push the limit
  9. push the right buttons
  10. push through
  11. push time

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