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22 phrasal verbs

pull about

pull ahead

pull apart

pull aside

pull away

pull back

pull down

pull for
B1

To support or hope for someone's success, especially when the outcome is uncertain.

pull in
B1

To arrive at a place (of a vehicle), to attract or earn something, or to bring someone in for questioning.

pull into
A2

Of a vehicle or driver: to move into and stop at a specific place.

pull it out
B2

To succeed or win at the last moment, especially after being close to failure.

pull off
B1

To succeed in doing something difficult or unexpected, or to remove something by pulling.

pull on
A2

To dress oneself by pulling a garment on, or to pull at something repeatedly.

pull one over
B2

To successfully deceive or trick someone.

pull oneself together
B1

To regain control of one's emotions and behaviour after being upset, distressed, or scattered.

pull out
B1

To remove something or someone from a place, or to withdraw from an activity, agreement, or location.

pull over
A2

To move a vehicle to the side of the road and stop, or for a police officer to signal a driver to do so.

pull round
B2

To recover from illness or unconsciousness, especially after a serious or life-threatening episode.

pull through
B1

To survive or recover from a serious illness, difficulty, or crisis.

pull together
B1

To work cooperatively as a group, especially under pressure, or to assemble various elements into a whole.

pull up
B1

To stop a vehicle, to raise or move something upward, to reprimand someone, or to look up information.

pull up on
B2

To challenge, correct, or reprimand someone specifically about a particular error or behaviour.