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to pull over
01
to guide a vehicle to the side of the road or away from its current lane
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Movement verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
over
Base verb
pull
Present tense
pull over
3rd person singular
pulls over
Present participle
pulling over
Past simple
pulled over
Past participle
pulled over
Examples
When the warning lights on his dashboard lit up, he pulled over to inspect the issue.
02
to signal or direct a driver to move their vehicle to the side of the road
Transitive: to pull over a driver
Examples
After noticing a broken taillight, the police pulled the driver over for further inspection.
