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propelpropel /prəˈpɛl/ ●○○ verb (propelled, propelling) [transitive] ETYMOLOGYpropelOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin propellere, from pellere to drive VERB TABLEpropel |
Present | I, you, we, they | propel | | he, she, it | propels | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | propelled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have propelled | | he, she, it | has propelled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had propelled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will propel | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have propelled |
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Present | I | am propelling | | he, she, it | is propelling | | you, we, they | are propelling | Past | I, he, she, it | was propelling | | you, we, they | were propelling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been propelling | | he, she, it | has been propelling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been propelling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be propelling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been propelling |
1to move, drive, or push something forward: Four engines propel the 8,300-ton ship.2written to make someone move in a particular direction, especially by pushing him or her: He took her arm and propelled her toward the door.3to move someone into a new situation or make him or her do something: propel somebody to/into something The movie propelled her to stardom. → see also propulsion |