Polyglot Dictionary

hochziehen

/ˈhoːxˌtsiːən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
zieht hoch
past
zog hoch
perfect
hat hochgezogen

Meaning

  1. to pull up, to hoist

    Built from hoch (up) + ziehen (to pull).

    • Er zieht die Jalousie hoch.

      He pulls up the blind.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • hoch up
  • ziehen to pull

Practice

1 What does hochziehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Jalousie hoch.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hochziehen?

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