pʊl ʌp
neutral
intermediate
- Base verb:
- pull
- Particle:
- up
- Separable:
- Yes
What does "pull up" mean?
- To stop a vehicle
- To bring digital information onto a screen
- To remove a plant including roots
Examples
- A taxi pulled up outside the hotel.
- Can you pull up the file on your computer?
- We spent the afternoon pulling up weeds.
- The teacher pulled him up for bad behaviour.
- Pull up a chair and join us.
How to use it
'Pull up a chair' is a friendly invitation to sit. 'Pull up' information is essential computer vocabulary.
Word order
For stopping: intransitive. For information: separable ('pull the file up').
Similar expressions
stop
display
uproot
reprimand
Opposites
drive away
close
plant
Related phrasal verbs
- pull off
To succeed in doing something difficult
- pull out
To remove something from inside
- pull over
To drive a vehicle to the side of the road and stop
- 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
Use it in a practice answer
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