German

Verb

ziehen ‎(class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present zieht, past tense zog, past participle gezogen, past subjunctive zöge, auxiliary haben or sein)

1. (transitive or intransitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag
2. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff
3. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.)
   • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 77:

     Es gilt deshalb, die richtigen Lehren aus der Krise zu ziehen, aus den Fehlern der Vergangenheit zu lernen, um die Zukunft zu sichern.

     Therefore it is necessary to draw the right lessons from the crisis, to learn from the mistakes of the past for securing the future.

4. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty

   Es zieht. — “It’s drafty.”

5. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to move; to migrate

   Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt.

6. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to roam; to head
7. (reflexive, auxiliary: “haben”) to stretch; to warp

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Related terms

• Zug m

Antonyms

• (pull): drücken

Middle High German

Etymology

From Old High German ziohan, from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną. Cognates: see German ziehen.

Verb

ziehen

1. to pull

Conjugation

Descendants

• German: ziehen