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pulled into — to arrive at a place by driving or being driven; to enter a place with a vehicle

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to arrive at a place by driving or being driven; to enter a place with a vehicle

Pronunciation (IPA): /pʊld ˈɪntu/

Example Sentences

  • Dad finally pulled into McDonald's after we asked 'Are we there yet?' for the 100th time.
  • The bus pulled into the terminal right on schedule.
  • I didn't want to gossip, but somehow I got pulled into the conversation about who ate the last piece of cake.

pulled into

VERB

[/pʊld ˈɪntu/]

to arrive at a place by driving or being driven; to enter a place with a vehicle

a blue family car slowly drives through the parking lot entrance gate. The driver carefully steers the vehicle toward an empty parking space near the mall building. After searching for a spot, the car moves forward and enters the designated parking area. The wheels align perfectly within the white parking space lines as the car comes to a complete stop. A parking attendant waves from nearby while shoppers walk toward the mall entrance carrying bags. Other cars wait behind as families exit their vehicles and head toward the building.  a vehicle being pulled into a specific location by driving
💡 Concept

a blue family car slowly drives through the parking lot entrance gate. The driver carefully steers the vehicle toward an empty parking space near the mall building. After searching for a spot, the car moves forward and enters the designated parking area. The wheels align perfectly within the white parking space lines as the car comes to a complete stop. A parking attendant waves from nearby while shoppers walk toward the mall entrance carrying bags. Other cars wait behind as families exit their vehicles and head toward the building. a vehicle being pulled into a specific location by driving

Pulled into the station, fooled but cooled!
🎵 Rhyme

Pulled into the station, fooled but cooled!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/pʊld ˈɪntu/
🇬🇧 UK/pʊld ˈɪntu/

🌳Etymology

Rootpull
Suffix-into

Origin

Pull derives from Old English pullian, meaning 'to draw or drag'. Into is a preposition formed from the combination of in and to, indicating directional movement toward the interior of something.

Breakdown

pull (to draw, drag) + into (in + to, indicating direction toward the interior)

🎵Rhyme

fooled
cooled
ruled
pooled

🔗Collocations

pull into the station
pull into a parking lot
pull into the driveway
get pulled into
pulled into traffic

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“Dad finally pulled into McDonald's after we asked 'Are we there yet?' for the 100th time.”

“The bus pulled into the terminal right on schedule.”

😄 Fun example

“I didn't want to gossip, but somehow I got pulled into the conversation about who ate the last piece of cake.”

😄 Fun example

“The train slowly pulled into Platform 9¾... just kidding, it was Platform 2.”

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