U-turn meaning in English
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Definition
(to do, to make a) u-turn: (to) turn around to face the opposite direction, (to) turn 180 degrees
Exercise 1
"Icarus, I'm going to pull over at the next gas station."
"To pull ( a car) over" is to:
"To pull ( a car) over" is to:
"Icarus, I'm going to pull over at the next gas station."
"To pull ( a car) over" is to:
"To pull ( a car) over" is to:
This is incorrect. To "pull over" does not share the same meaning as to "get out of the car".
This is incorrect. To "brake" is to reduce a vehicle's speed or stop (a car). Cars have "brakes", accessible by depressing a pedal, as well an "emergency break" (or "hand break") located adjacent to the driver's seat.
This is correct. "To pull (a car) over" is to drive it out of the way of traffic, either to the side of a road or to the "curb" of a street (where the sidewalk meets the street). Example: "Here's the address, can you pull over to the side of the road?" Philip wants to leave the road at the next gas station.
This is incorrect. To "make u-turn" is a go in the opposite or reverse direction. Example: We discovered we were driving the wrong way so we made a u-turn at the next intersection.
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