aufziehen

German

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯ftsiːən]
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Hyphenation: auf‧zie‧hen

Verb

aufziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht auf, past tense zog auf, past participle aufgezogen, past subjunctive zöge auf, auxiliary haben or sein)

to wind up (a clock etc.)
to pull open
to tease
to raise, to bring up (children), to rear (animals), to grow (plants)
to hoist, to raise (a flag)
to string (pearls, beads, etc.)
to draw up (liquid into a syringe); to fill up (a syringe)
to stretch (onto); to fit (a tyre, a string onto an instrument); to mount (a canvas onto a frame)
(colloquial) to arrange (a party); to set up (a company)
to appear or arrive (often in great quantity or number) [auxiliary sein]

Conjugation

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Synonyms

(tease): necken
(raise, breed a child): großziehen

Derived terms

Aufziehen, Aufzieher, Aufziehung
Aufzieherei