einziehen

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German

Etymology

ein- +‎ ziehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːə̯n/, ,
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧zie‧hen

Verb

einziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht ein, past tense zog ein, past participle eingezogen, past subjunctive zöge ein, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to thread (elastic, thread etc.)
  2. (transitive) to put in (a joist, wall etc.)
  3. (transitive) to retract, pull in; to lower (a periscope); to take in (a rudder)
  4. (transitive, military) to conscript, draft
  5. (transitive) to collect (taxes etc.)
  6. (transitive, government) to take out of circulation (banknotes), to withdraw, to confiscate (a permit, property)
  7. (transitive, typography) to indent
  8. (transitive, law) to strip of its public-law binding
    Synonym: entwidmen
  9. (intransitive) to move in
  10. (intransitive) to penetrate; to be absorbed; to soak
    Die Farbe zog in das Papier ein.The paint soaked into the paper.
  11. (intransitive, military, politics) to enter
    Das Heer zog in die Stadt ein.The army entered the city.
    Das neue Partei zog gestern ins Parlament ein.The new party entered Parliament yesterday.
  12. (intransitive) to come, to arrive (of peace, a mood, etc.)
    Am 11. November 1918 zog der Frieden ein.On November 11th, 1918 peace arrived.
  13. (reflexive, regional) to get a small object in a body part e.g. a splinter
    Synonym: einreißen
    Sie hat sich einen Schiefer in die Hand eingezogen.She got a splinter in her hand.

Usage notes

  • All transitive usages are conjugated with haben while all intransitive usages are conjugated with sein.
  • Note that in some senses, in governs the accusative, while in others it governs the dative.

Conjugation

Further reading

  • einziehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • einziehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • einziehen” in Duden online
  • einziehen” in OpenThesaurus.de