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The meaning of the German word "ziehen" and how you use it

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ziehen
(verb) (present) (wir / sie / Sie) to pull; to move; to go
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Ziehen wir hier ?
Do we pull here?
Sie ziehen nach Boston .
They're moving to Boston.
Die Soldaten ziehen in den Krieg .
The soldiers go to war.
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Greek Companies Move to Bulgaria
und ziehen über die Grenze in Städte wie Sandanski , Petrich oder Melnik .
and move over the border into cities like Sandanksi, Petrich or Melnik.
Conjugating Irregular Verbs
ziehen - zog - gezogen
to pull - pulled - pulled
Conjugating Irregular Verbs
ziehen - zog - gezogen
to pull - pulled - pulled
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ziehen...sich...an
(reflexive separable prefix verb) (present) (sie / Sie) to get dressed; to attract; to wear
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Was ziehen Sie sich heute Abend an ?
What are you wearing this evening?
Die Frau und der Mann ziehen sich an , obwohl sie anders sind .
The man and the woman are attracted to one another, although they are different.
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ziehen
(verb) (Infinitive) to pull; to move
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Du musst daran ziehen .
You have to pull on it.
Kannst du mich ziehen ?
Can you pull me?
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A Food-Blogger's Guide to Berlin
Hier ist das Tolle , dass man wirklich das Gemüse frisch aus der Erde ziehen kann
The great thing here is that you can really pull the vegetables freshly from the earth
Fit into the Summer - Tight Butt
In kleinen Bewegungen , das Bein nach oben ziehen und ihr werdet spüren , dass der Gesäßmuskel wirklich arbeiten muss .
Draw the leg up in small movements and you will feel that the glute muscle really has to work.
Make the Perfect Scrambled Eggs
Von außen schön das Ei nach innen ziehen .
Pull the egg nicely to the from the outside to the inside.
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ziehen...sich...zusammen
(reflexive separable prefix verb) (accusative) (present) (sie / Sie) to contract; to gather; to draw together
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Die Muskeln ziehen sich zusammen , um die Gelenke zu bewegen .
Our (the) muscles contract in order to move our (the) limbs.
Er wird plötzlich ernst , seine Augenbrauen ziehen sich zusammen .
He suddenly becomes serious, his eyebrows draw together.
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Why Do Footballers' Legs Look Bent?!
Durch dieses einseitige Training , ziehen sich die Knochen an den Kniegelenken näher zusammen .
Because of this one-sided training, the knees pull closer together in the knee joints.
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in...den...krieg...ziehen
(phrasal verb) (Infinitive) to go to war
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Das Volk will nicht in den Krieg ziehen .
The people do not want to go to war.
Es gibt nicht genug Leute , die freiwillig in den Krieg ziehen wollen .
There are not enough people who want to voluntarily go to war.
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How Consumerism Rocked Our World
für den es sich lohnte , in den Krieg zu ziehen .
that it was worth going to war for.
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