pull ahead
pull ahead · pulls ahead · pulled ahead · pulling ahead
виграти, перемогти, перемагати
выиграть, выигрывать, победить
gewinnen, siegen, erobern
To move into a winning positionTo move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
After being neck-and-neck the whole race, Gibbs managed to pull ahead in the final lap.
More definitions
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
Forms
pulls ahead, pulling ahead, pulled ahead, pulled ahead| Base form | pull ahead · to pull ahead |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls ahead |
| Present participle | pulling ahead |
| Past simple | pulled ahead |
| Past participle | pulled ahead |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
16 phrasal verbs- pull upпідняти, дістатиTo move or bring (something) to the present location in its upright position.
- pull offзловживати, ображатиTo remove by pulling.
- pull outмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, out.
- pull inзробити, робитиTo pull something, so that it comes inside.
- pull downвпускати, впуститиTo make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
- pull backмалювати, намалюватиUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, back.
- pull overпідняти, дістатиTo come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
- pull awayвідірватися, відриватисяTo move ahead.
More 8
- pull throughпоспівати, устигнутиTo come through pain and trouble through perseverance.
- pull aheadвиграти, перемогтиTo move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
- pull onTo put on (clothes) by tugging.
- pull forTo root for, support, or encourage (someone).
- pull intoSynonym of pull in (To park frontways in a parking spot)
- pull aboutTo treat crudely, meanly or harshly.
- pull apartUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, apart.
- pull asideTo separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversation
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.:gainadvancewinmake headwayget aheadgain ground
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle