alŝovi

Esperanto

Etymology

From al- + ŝovi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alˈʃovi/
  • Hyphenation: al‧ŝo‧vi
  • Rhymes: -ovi

Verb

alŝovi (present alŝovas, past alŝovis, future alŝovos, conditional alŝovus, volitive alŝovu)

  1. (transitive) to push (in a specified direction), push toward
    • Ruth McGrath (translator), Sep Junaj Aŭstralianoj (Seven Little Australians) by Ethel Turner, Chapter 2,
      Judi avide alŝovis sian teleron, akceptante ĉi tiun nekutime grandaniman proponon kaj ricevis tre malgrandan frakcion, eble kvinonon, kun granda dankemo.
      Judy pushed up her plate eagerly at this unusually magnanimous offer, and received a very small division, a fifth part, perhaps, with great gratitude.
    • Jurij Finkel (translator), “Afaneor, filino de Aĥarĥellen” (“Афанеор, дочь Ахархеллена” / “Aphaneor, The Akharkhellen’s Daughter”) by Ivan Yefremov,
      La arĥeologo silente eltrinkis la alŝovitan al li aperitivon, ekfumis kaj decideme rektiĝis en la fotelo.
      The archaeologist silently took a drink from the aperitif that had been pushed toward him, lit up a cigarette and straightened himself in the armchair with a determined air.
    • L. L. Zamenhof (translator), La Revizoro (Ревизор / The Government Inspector) by Nikolai Gogol, Act IV, Scene 6,
      Alŝovas sin pli proksime kun sia seĝo kaj parolas mallaŭte.
      Draws his chair closer (lit. pushes himself closer with his chair) and speaks in a lowered tone. (Thomas Seltzer translation)

Conjugation

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