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Apatzinguense Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Pull up vs pull over

Please help me understand the difference between "pull over" and "pull up". They mean to stop a car. However, it seems that when you "pull over" you are already traveling on the road and it is only on the side of a road that you do this action, and when you "pull up" you stop your car and park it. That is, it seems that the latter is just a synonym for parking. Am I right?
  

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Actually, I have heard 'pull up' used only in the sense of 'drive your car nearer to (some point)'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Actually, I have heard 'pull up' used only in the sense of 'drive your car nearer to (some point)'.
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Actually, I have heard 'pull up' used only in the sense of 'drive your car nearer to (some point)'.
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