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Pull over meaning

Pull over is a phrasal verb that means (of a vehicle or its driver) to move to the side of the road and stop.

Past simple
pulled over
Past participle
pulled over
-ing form
pulling over

What pull over means

B2

(of a vehicle or its driver) to move to the side of the road and stop

The police told him to pull over.

Similar phrasal verbs

With pull: pull into, pull out.

With over: run over, take over, go over to, spill over, tick over, change over, do over, get over, give over, give something over to something/someone.

Common questions

What does pull over mean?

(of a vehicle or its driver) to move to the side of the road and stop.

What is the past tense of pull over?

Pulled over, which is also its past participle.

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