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pushed away

pushed away is the simple past and past participle of push away.

Meaning of push away

Verb

push away (third-person singular simple present pushes away, present participle pushing away, simple past and past participle pushed away)

  1. (literally, transitive) To apply a force to (an entity) such that it moves to a more distant position.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To reject intimacy; to reject friendship or romance; to refuse to accept or think about (something unpleasant).
    • I think... I might've... failed Pomni. Just like I failed Jax. Try too hard to get on their good side, and then I just... end up pushing them away! And then they end up hating me!2025 August 15, Gooseworx, “They All Get Guns” (18:32 from the start), in The Amazing Digital Circus, episode 6, spoken by Ragatha (Amanda Hufford)

Questions about pushed away

What is pushed away the simple past and past participle of?
Pushed away is the simple past and past participle of push away.

Words near pushed away in the dictionary

  1. pushed against an open door
  2. pushed along
  3. pushed and shoved
  4. pushed around
  5. pushed aside
  6. pushed away
  7. pushed back
  8. pushed daisies
  9. pushed down
  10. pushed forward
  11. pushed in

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