pull over
To come to a stop, and turn off the roadTo come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
» Tom got pulled over by the police.
Тома остановила полиция.
Тома зупинила поліція.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic, intransitive)To come to a stop, and turn off the road (i.e. onto the roadside or hard shoulder).
Can you pull over just after the post office? My house is next door.
(transitive)To command or force someone to drive their vehicle to the side of the road or curb and come to a stop.
The cops pulled me over for speeding.
steer a vehicle to the side of the road
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull, over.
Examples
164 sentencesTom got pulled over by the police.
Тома зупинила поліція. — deniko
ruТома остановила полиция. — Karok
I was pulled over by a policeman today.
Сьогодні мене зупинив поліцейський. — deniko
Pull over here.
Зупиніться тут. — deniko
ruОстановите здесь! — marafon
deFahren Sie hier heran! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Please pull over.
Зупиніть, будь ласка. — shanghainese
Pull over right here.
Зупиніть машину ось тут. — deniko
ruПритормози на этом месте. — odexed
Translations
5 languagesForms
pulls over, pulling over, pulled over, pulled over| Base form | pull over · to pull over |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls over |
| Present participle | pulling over |
| Past simple | pulled over |
| Past participle | pulled over |
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
1 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