ziehen

Meaning

(class-2,intransitive,strong,transitive) to pull; to drag
(class-2,strong,transitive) to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff
(class-2,strong,transitive) to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.)
(class-2,impersonal,intransitive,strong) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air)
(class-2,intransitive,strong) to move; to migrate
(class-2,intransitive,strong) to roam; to head
(class-2,reflexive,strong) to stretch; to warp
(class-2,strong) pull

pull

draw

drag

raise

haul

breed

rear

move

bring up

educate

tow

tug

wander

draught

drawl

fire

shoot

twitch

tear

pulling

extend

stretch

travel

roam

drift

yank

elevate

farm

heave

hoist

keep

lever

lift

there’s a draught

drawn

torn

be contagious

be infected

spread

influence strongly

seduce

lay

cultivate

foster

apply

compare

pull the ball

attract

captivate

order

straighten out

hike

peel

reach out

stick out

take by the hand

grow

head

trail

benefit

there's a draught

ablate

remove

extract

migrate

blench

flinch

jerk

pull down

tear off

whisk away

carry

lug

tote

gad

gallivant

hang about

hang around

laze

ramble

rove

swan

tramp

walk

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈt͡siːən/

From Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic *teuhan, from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with Low German tehn, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (tiuhan), Middle Dutch tīen, Old English tēon, Old Norse toga, West Frisian tsjen. Compare obsolete English tee (“to draw, lead, proceed”) and from the same root as English tie.