pull down
To make lowerTo make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
» The oldest movie theater in town is being pulled down now.
Das älteste Kino der Stadt wird gerade abgerissen.
Самый старый в городе кинотеатр сейчас сносят.
Зараз зносять найстаріший в місті кінотеатр.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
(transitive)To demolish or destroy (a building etc.).
сноси́тьsnosítʹ, снести́snestí
(transitive)To cause to fall to the floor
cause to come or go down
Examples
60 sentencesThe oldest movie theater in town is being pulled down now.
Зараз зносять найстаріший в місті кінотеатр.
ruСамый старый в городе кинотеатр сейчас сносят.
deDas älteste Kino der Stadt wird gerade abgerissen.
We saw the old building pulled down.
ruМы видели, что старое здание снесли.
deWir sahen, dass man das alte Gebäude abgerissen hatte.
We saw some old houses pulled down.
deWir sahen, wie alte Häuser abgerissen wurden.
They decided to pull down the old building.
ruОни решили снести старое здание.
deSie entschieden sich, das alte Gebäude abzureißen.
Tom pulled his cap down over his eyes.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
pulls down, pulling down, pulled down, pulled down| Base form | pull down · to pull down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls down |
| Present participle | pulling down |
| Past simple | pulled down |
| Past participle | pulled down |
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
10 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons 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