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to pull in

to pull in

12 3.6
To gather information or things from different places
  • phrasal verb
  • /pʊl ɪn/
translation icon : reunir
  • Our team is working to pull in data from various sources to improve our research.
  • pull in a haul

It is licensed by Intel and what XMP does is pull in timings that are stored on the stick.

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Examples

  • So you do have to pull in the right people to help you build a company the right way.

  • Up on the wharf, we pulled in fish after fish for hours.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • OK, now an expansion on this starts to pull in a little bit more statistics.

  • I am quite impressed with the panel you pulled in this week.

    Blog text (23)

  • Apple began pulling in acquisitions to build its own Maps app back in July of 2009.

    Blog text (19)

  • Copyblogger, for one, has had some excellent content recently because he has pulled in some great writers and editors.

    Blog text (18)

  • Greenmarket farmers markets have 22 different locations in Manhattan alone, pulling in over 250 customers during peak season.

    Blog text (29)

  • Four years ago, he pulled in about 28,000 pounds of melons per acre from his crop.

    Academic text (1997)

  • To successfully complete the project, you need to pull in experts from different fields.

  • The charity event aims to pull in donations from local businesses and community members.

Synonyms

to collect
vsto pull in
499 1.1

To bring things or people together in one place

focuses on assembling from many different sources
to garner
vsto pull in
  • Formal
88 6.0

To collect or get something after effort

is more neutral and does not stress effort to obtain items
to gather up
vsto pull in
43 2.1

Bring things together by picking them up with your hands

is about collecting from varied sources, not only by hand
to glean
vsto pull in
37 4.2

To collect small pieces of information from different sources over time

is broader and not limited to slow, gradual gathering
to scrape together
vsto pull in
12 6.1

Gather small amounts of money or supplies with difficulty

is the general act of gathering without that strong effort focus
to scrape up
vsto pull in
5 4.8

Get a small amount of money or help with difficulty

is neutral about effort or time when bringing things together

Antonyms

to disperse
104 4.4

To cause people and things, like a crowd or fog, to spread over a wide area

How Much

to hoard
45 4.8
to amass
66 4.8
to accumulate
174 3.4
to pull in
12 3.6
to collect
499 1.1
to pick up
∞ 2.5

Surface Forms

pull in infinitive
pulled in past
pulled in past participle
pulling in present participle
pulls in third person singular

Morphology

pull + in

The meaning 'to attract or draw' is transparently derived from combining 'pull' (to draw/tow) with the directional particle 'in' (toward), yielding an inward-drawing sense that maps directly onto 'attract'. This compositional motion→metaphor pattern is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will typically infer the MWE meaning (though note the phrasal verb also has other senses like 'arrive/stop').

Etymology

Pull in may come from the image of a fisherman using pull to bring a net in to the boat, gathering many fish into one place. That's why pull in can mean 'to gather' or collect things from different sources.