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aufziehen.

[auxiliary haben]

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʔaʊ̯ftsiːən]
  1. [auxiliary haben] to wind up (a clock, etc.)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
    Die Uhr muss mal wieder aufgezogen werden.
  2. [auxiliary haben] to pull open

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  3. [auxiliary haben] to tease (often in good humor, but can include bullying)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
    Wir haben ihn oft wegen seines Akzents aufgezogen.
  4. [auxiliary haben] to raise, to bring up (children), to rear (animals), to grow (plants)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  5. [auxiliary haben] to hoist, to raise (a flag)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  6. [auxiliary haben] to string (pearls, beads, etc.)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  7. [auxiliary haben] to draw up (liquid into a syringe); to fill up (a syringe)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  8. [auxiliary haben] to stretch (onto); to fit (a tyre, a string onto an instrument); to mount (a canvas onto a frame)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  9. [auxiliary haben] to arrange (a party); to set up (a company)

    class-2 · colloquial · strong · transitive
  10. to appear, to arrive (often in great quantity or number)

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
Where this word comes from

auf- + ziehen

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