zuziehen

Meaning

  1. (class-2, intransitive, strong) to move here; to come to a place (from the perspective of those already living there)
  2. (class-2, strong, transitive) to draw (together); to shut by pulling
  3. (class-2, dative, reflexive, strong, transitive) to sustain, to contract, to incur, to pick up
  4. (class-2, impersonal, often, reflexive, strong) to become cloudy; to cloud over

Frequency

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Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German zuoziehen, from Old High German zuoziohan. Analysable as zu (“to; shut”) + ziehen (“pull, move”).

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