pull – English verb conjugation

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to pull sth over
Participle: pulled sth over
Gerund: pulling sth over

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

I	pull sth over
you	pull sth over
he;she;it	pulls sth over
we	pull sth over
you	pull sth over
they	pull sth over

Perfect

I	have pulled sth over
you	have pulled sth over
he;she;it	has pulled sth over
we	have pulled sth over
you	have pulled sth over
they	have pulled sth over

Past

I	pulled sth over
you	pulled sth over
he;she;it	pulled sth over
we	pulled sth over
you	pulled sth over
they	pulled sth over

Pluperfect

I	had pulled sth over
you	had pulled sth over
he;she;it	had pulled sth over
we	had pulled sth over
you	had pulled sth over
they	had pulled sth over

Future

I	will pull sth over
you	will pull sth over
he;she;it	will pull sth over
we	will pull sth over
you	will pull sth over
they	will pull sth over

Future Perfect

I	will have pulled sth over
you	will have pulled sth over
he;she;it	will have pulled sth over
we	will have pulled sth over
you	will have pulled sth over
they	will have pulled sth over

Subjunctive

Present

I	pull sth over
you	pull sth over
he;she;it	pull sth over
we	pull sth over
you	pull sth over
they	pull sth over

Perfect

I	have pulled sth over
you	have pulled sth over
he;she;it	have pulled sth over
we	have pulled sth over
you	have pulled sth over
they	have pulled sth over

Imperfect

I	pulled sth over
you	pulled sth over
he;she;it	pulled sth over
we	pulled sth over
you	pulled sth over
they	pulled sth over

Pluperfect

I	had pulled sth over
you	had pulled sth over
he;she;it	had pulled sth over
we	had pulled sth over
you	had pulled sth over
they	had pulled sth over

Conditional

Present

I	would pull sth over
you	would pull sth over
he;she;it	would pull sth over
we	would pull sth over
you	would pull sth over
they	would pull sth over

Perfect

I	would have pulled sth over
you	would have pulled sth over
he;she;it	would have pulled sth over
we	would have pulled sth over
you	would have pulled sth over
they	would have pulled sth over

Imperative

you	pull sth over
we	Let's pull sth over
you	pull sth over

Indicative

Present

I	am pulling sth over
you	are pulling sth over
he;she;it	is pulling sth over
we	are pulling sth over
you	are pulling sth over
they	are pulling sth over

Perfect

I	have been pulling sth over
you	have been pulling sth over
he;she;it	has been pulling sth over
we	have been pulling sth over
you	have been pulling sth over
they	have been pulling sth over

Past

I	was pulling sth over
you	were pulling sth over
he;she;it	was pulling sth over
we	were pulling sth over
you	were pulling sth over
they	were pulling sth over

Pluperfect

I	had been pulling sth over
you	had been pulling sth over
he;she;it	had been pulling sth over
we	had been pulling sth over
you	had been pulling sth over
they	had been pulling sth over

Future

I	will be pulling sth over
you	will be pulling sth over
he;she;it	will be pulling sth over
we	will be pulling sth over
you	will be pulling sth over
they	will be pulling sth over

Future Perfect

I	will have been pulling sth over
you	will have been pulling sth over
he;she;it	will have been pulling sth over
we	will have been pulling sth over
you	will have been pulling sth over
they	will have been pulling sth over

Conditional

Present

I	would be pulling sth over
you	would be pulling sth over
he;she;it	would be pulling sth over
we	would be pulling sth over
you	would be pulling sth over
they	would be pulling sth over

Perfect

I	would have been pulling sth over
you	would have been pulling sth over
he;she;it	would have been pulling sth over
we	would have been pulling sth over
you	would have been pulling sth over
they	would have been pulling sth over

Verbs conjugated like 'pull'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'pull'

bull, cull, dull, full, gull, hull, lull, mull, null, pall,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to arouse interest: allure, arrest, attract, becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, court, delight, draw, enchant, engage, enrapture, enthrall, entrance, fascinate, hypnotize, interest, intrigue, mesmerize, pull in, sirenize, spellbind, tempt, tole
drag: tug, tow, haul, grab, jerk, yank, draw
pluck: pick, gather, detach, remove, extract, withdraw, uproot
tear: strain, stretch, rend, sprain, twist, rip, disjoint, dismember

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. O.E. pullian "to pluck or draw out," of unknown origin, perhaps related to Low Ger. pulen "remove the shell or husk." Original sense preserved in pull teeth, pull weeds, etc., by late 16c. it had replaced draw as the main word for this activity. The noun meaning "personal or private influence" is 1889 in Amer.Eng. Common verb in slang usages 19c.-20c.; to pull (someone's) chain in figurative sense is from 1980, probably on the notion of a captive animal; to pull (someone's) leg is from 1886, on notion of "playfully tripping." To pull one's punches is from 1934; pull in "arrive" is 1905, from the railroad; to pull (something) on (someone) is from 1916; to pull (something) out of one's ass is Army slang from 1970s. Pullover first recorded 1907. To pull rank is from 1923; to pull the rug from under (someone) is from 1946.
2. Verb from Middle English pullen, from Old English pullian (“to pull, draw, tug, pluck off”), of uncertain ultimate origin. Related to West Frisian pûlje (“to shell, husk”), Middle Dutch pullen (“to drink”), Middle Dutch polen (“to peel, strip”), Low German pulen (“to pick, pluck, pull, tear, strip off husks”), Icelandic púla (“to work hard, beat”).
3. Noun from Middle English pul, pull, pulle, from the verb pullen (“to pull”). See: Middle English 'pullen', Old English 'pullian', Low Saxon 'pulen', Icelandic 'púla'.

Verbs referencing "pull"

Dutch pulken.

Sample Sentences

[...] air, “ that this kind o ’ trade is hardening to the feelings; but I never found it so. Fact is, I never could do things up the way some fellers manage the business. I 've seen ’ em as would pull a woman's child out of her arms, and set him up to sell, and she screechin ’ like mad all the time; — very bad policy—damages the article—makes ’ em quite unfit for service sometimes. I knew a real [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
“ You go long ! I'll boun ’ you pulled ’ em out; some o ’ your shines, ” said Aunt Chloe. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] leans against the door with his hands in his pockets and stares at you, if you chance to be a stranger; or enters into conversation with the passengers about him. A great many newspapers are pulled out, and a few of them are read. Everybody talks to you, or to anybody else who hits his fancy. If you are an Englishman, he expects that that railroad is pretty much like an English railroad. If [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] cry out on ’ em ? ” said Aunt Chloe. “ Don't dey tear der suckin ’ baby right off his mother's breast, and sell him, and der little children as is crying and holding on by her clothes,—don't dey pull ’ em off and sells ’ em ? Don't dey tear wife and husband apart ? ” said Aunt Chloe, beginning to cry, “ when it's jest takin ’ the very life on ’ em ? — and all the while does they feel one bit, [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
‘Well, ’ said he, starting up, and pulling off his night-cap: ‘It 's all settled at last. I have arranged it with Queen Victoria. ’ (American Notes for General Circulation)
“ Tom, let the door-knob alone,—there's a man ! Mary ! Mary ! don't pull the cat's tail,—poor pussy ! Jim, you mustn't climb on that table,—no, no ! — You don't know, my dear, what a surprise it is to us all, to see you here tonight ! ” said she, at last, when she found [...] (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
[...] are bawling down the street, and which are kept filed within, what are they but amusements ? Not vapid, waterish amusements, but good strong stuff; dealing in round abuse and blackguard names; pulling off the roofs of private houses, as the Halting Devil did in Spain; pimping and pandering for all degrees of vicious taste, and gorging with coined lies the most voracious maw; imputing to every man [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
[...] breath short, and stood in silence. His wife, and their only colored domestic, old Aunt Dinah, were busily engaged in restorative measures; while old Cudjoe had got the boy on his knee, and was busy pulling off his shoes and stockings, and chafing his little cold feet. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
But we forbear, out of sympathy to our readers ’ bones. Western travellers, who have beguiled the midnight hour in the interesting process of pulling down rail fences, to pry their carriages out of mud holes, will have a respectful and mournful sympathy with our unfortunate hero. We beg them to drop a silent tear, and pass on. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
BLACK DRIVER (still to the horses). ‘Jiddy! Jiddy!’ Horses pull violently, drag the coach out of the hole, and draw it up a bank; so steep, that the black driver 's legs fly up into the air, and he goes back among the luggage on the roof. But he immediately [...] (American Notes for General Circulation)
" Is the gun really loaded ? " He pulls the gun and pulls out the clip... (This Is the Zodiac Speaking)
♪ As I pulled away slowly ♪ Feeling so holy ♪ God knows I was feeling alive ♪ (Eephus)
Somebody's gonna pull it. We got to pivot. Get in her ear. (Disclosure Day)

pull – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of pull

Nominal Forms

Cognates

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Subjunctive

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Pluperfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Imperative

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Perfect

Past

Pluperfect

Future

Future Perfect

Conditional

Present

Perfect

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'pull'

Verbs similar to 'pull'

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Verbs referencing "pull"

Sample Sentences