pʊl ˈoʊvər
neutral
beginner
- Base verb:
- pull
- Particle:
- over
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "pull over" mean?
- To drive a vehicle to the side of the road and stop
- To be ordered to stop by police
Examples
- I need to pull over; I'm feeling dizzy.
- The police pulled him over for speeding.
- Let's pull over and ask for directions.
- She was pulled over but only got a warning.
- Pull over here; this looks like a good spot.
How to use it
'Get pulled over' by police is the common passive form. Essential driving vocabulary.
Word order
Can be intransitive ('I pulled over') or transitive ('The police pulled me over').
Similar expressions
stop
park
halt
Opposites
continue
drive on
Related phrasal verbs
- pull off
To succeed in doing something difficult
- pull out
To remove something from inside
- pull up
To stop a vehicle
- pull through
To survive a serious illness or difficult situation
- pull together
To work as a team; to cooperate
- pull apart
To separate something into pieces
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