hinziehen

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German

Etymology

hin- +‎ ziehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪnˌt͡siːən/
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Verb

hinziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht hin, past tense zog hin, past participle hingezogen, past subjunctive zöge hin, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to move
    woanders hinziehento move elsewhere
  2. to attract, pull
    sich zu jemandem hingezogen fühlen
    to feel attracted to someone
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to draw out, drag on
    das Interview hat sich lange hingezogen
    the interview dragged on for a long time
  4. to delay, defer (a payment etc.)

Conjugation

Further reading

  • hinziehen” in Duden online
  • hinziehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache