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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Take off and pull off
Hi,
Do take off and pull off have the same meaning?
As far as I can tell, they have exactly the same meaning in these two:
She pulled off her shirt.
and
She took off her shirt.
Thanks.
Do take off and pull off have the same meaning?
As far as I can tell, they have exactly the same meaning in these two:
She pulled off her shirt.
and
She took off her shirt.
Thanks.
Top answer
Dusan Stojilkovic She pulled off her shirt. This suggests more than the other that the shirt had no buttons in front so she pulled it off over her head. Depending on the context, it might also suggest that the sleeves were so tight that it required some pulling to slip out of them.
- Dusan Stojilkovic She pulled off her shirt.
- This suggests more than the other that the shirt had no buttons in front so she pulled it off over her head.
- Depending on the context, it might also suggest that the sleeves were so tight that it required some pulling to slip out of them.
- Dusan Stojilkovic She took off her shirt.
- This is the more general concept.
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Dusan StojilkovicShe pulled off her shirt.This suggests more than the other that the shirt had no buttons in front so she pulled it off over her head. Depending on the context, it might also suggest that the sleeves were so tight that it required some pulling to slip out of them.
Dusan StojilkovicShe took off her shirt.Th
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