anziehen meaning and definition in german

Verb

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class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present zieht an, past tense zog an, past participle angezogen, past subjunctive zöge an, auxiliary haben or sein

1. reflexive to get dressed Ich ziehe mich an. – “I’m getting dressed.”
2. often with a reflexive dative to put on; to dress oneself in Ich ziehe (mir) meinen Pulli an. – “I put on my pullover.”
3. to dress someone Ich ziehe ihn an. – “I’m dressing him.”
4. with an additional dative to dress someone in Ich ziehe ihm seine Jacke an. – “I’m dressing him in his jacket.”
5. to attract Die Stille alter Kirchen hat mich immer anzogen. “The quietness of old churches has always attracted me.”

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1. reflexive to attract one another Gegensätze ziehen sich an. – “Opposites attract one another.”
2. to fasten (a screw) Die Schraube muss fest angezogen werden. – “The screw must be fastened tight.”
3. to pull (a lever) Er zog die Handbremse an. – “He put on the hand brake.”
4. to pull lightly Zieh die Schublade etwas an, ohne den losen Knopf abzubrechen. Pull the drawer a bit without breaking off the loose knob.
5. to speed up; to sprint Sie zog noch einmal an und gewann das Rennen. – “She speeded up again and won the race.”
6. of rates, stocks to climb Nach überwundener Krise ziehen die Kurse wieder an. – “With the crisis overcome, the prices are climbing again.”
7. reflexive, colloquial, regional, western Germany, with an indefinite pronoun and von to be touched by; to care much about; to have oneself be impressed by; to feel responsible for Da zieh ich mir nix von an. – “I don’t care much about that.”