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English verb: pull through | |||
| 1. | pull through (stative) continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.) | ||
| Samples | He survived the cancer against all odds. | ||
| Examples | The business is going to pull through | ||
| Synonyms | come through, make it, pull round, survive | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defeat, get the better of, overcome | ||
| Entail | convalesce, recover, recuperate | ||
| Antonyms | succumb, yield | ||
| 2. | pull through (social) bring into safety | ||
| Samples | We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack. | ||
| Synonyms | bring through, carry through, save | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deliver, rescue | ||
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