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einziehen.

to thread (elastic, thread etc.)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːə̯n/[ˈʔaɪ̯nˌt͡siːə̯n][ˈʔaɪ̯nˌt͡siːn]
  1. to thread (elastic, thread etc.)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  2. to put in (a joist, wall etc.)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  3. to retract, pull in; to lower (a periscope); to take in (a rudder)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  4. to conscript, draft

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  5. to collect (taxes etc.)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  6. to take out of circulation (banknotes), to withdraw, to confiscate (a permit, property)

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  7. to indent

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  8. to strip of its public-law binding

    class-2 · strong · transitive
  9. to move in [with in (+ dative) ‘to a location’]

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
  10. to penetrate; to be absorbed; to soak [with in (+ accusative) ‘into something’]

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Die Farbe zog in das Papier ein.
  11. to enter [with in (+ accusative) ‘a location’]

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Das Heer zog in die Stadt ein.
    Das neue Partei zog gestern ins Parlament ein.
  12. to come, to arrive (of peace, a mood, etc.) [with in (+ dative) ‘in a location’]

    class-2 · intransitive · strong
    Am 11. November 1918 zog der Frieden ein.
  13. to get a small object in a body part e.g. a splinter

    class-2 · reflexive · regional · strong
    Sie hat sich einen Schiefer in die Hand eingezogen.
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ein- + ziehen

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