pull away
To move aheadTo move ahead.
» Tom waved as the car pulled away.
Том помахал рукой, как только машина тронулась с места.
Meaning
2 senses(idiomatic)To move ahead.
Schumacher is beginning to pull away from the rest of the racers.
отрыва́тьсяotryvátʹsja, оторва́тьсяotorvátʹsja, отдаля́тьсяotdaljátʹsja
відрива́тисяvidryvátysja, відірва́тисяvidirvátysja
pull back or move away or backward
(transitive)To move oneself further from a target, either literally or figuratively
She pulled away from me when I approached her.
We used to be close, but Paul has been pulling away from me for years.
Examples
69 sentencesTom waved as the car pulled away.
ruТом помахал рукой, как только машина тронулась с места.
The ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the wharf.
The ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the pier.
The ship sounded its whistle and pulled away from the dock.
Tom arrived at the train station just as his train was pulling away from the platform.
ruТом приехал на вокзал как раз в то время, когда его поезд трогался с платформы.
deTom kam am Bahnhof an, gerade als sein Zug anfuhr.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Forms
pulls away, pulling away, pulled away, pulled away| Base form | pull away · to pull away |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls away |
| Present participle | pulling away |
| Past simple | pulled away |
| Past participle | pulled away |
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
7 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb