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/pʊl/

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Translation

To move something towards you or in the way you are going.

Word origin

From Old English pullian, meaning to draw or pluck.

Origin
Old English
Root
pullian

Grammar

Verb typeregular (pull, pulls, pulled)

Examples

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"Pull" means to move something towards you.

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"Pulls" is the form used with he, she, or it.

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"Pulled" is the past form of "pull".

When you pull something, you take hold of it and bring it towards you, like pulling a rope or a door. It is the opposite of "push", when you move something away from you.

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This word is part of lesson 9.