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pull aside

pull aside verb: to separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversation.

Verb

pull aside (third-person singular simple present pulls aside, present participle pulling aside, simple past and past participle pulled aside)

  1. (transitive) to separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversation

Forms of pull aside

third-person singular presentpulls aside
present participlepulling aside
past participlepulled aside
pastpulled aside

Questions about pull aside

What does pull aside mean?
Pull aside means to separate (someone) from a crowd for a private conversation.
What part of speech is pull aside?
Pull aside is a verb.
What is the past tense of pull aside?
The past tense of pull aside is pulled aside.

Words near pull aside in the dictionary

  1. pull about
  2. pull ahead
  3. pull an all-nighter
  4. pull an oar
  5. pull apart
  6. pull aside
  7. pull at someone's heart strings
  8. pull at someone's heartstrings
  9. pull away
  10. pull away the shoulder
  11. pull back

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