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pushes away

pushes away is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 pushes away

What is pushes away the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Pushes away is the third-person singular simple present indicative of push away.

Words near pushes away in the dictionary

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

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