Meanings
present singular third person pushes through · participle present pushing through · participle past pushed through · past pushed through
- ditransitivefigurativelytransitiveTo 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.
1 more example
He pushed the scheme through before anybody analyzed it thoroughly.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
push through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/push%20through
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