Polyglot Dictionary

verziehen

/fɛɐ̯ˈtsiːən/

verb B2

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
verzieht
past
verzog
perfect
hat verzogen

Meaning

  1. to warp, to twist (a face)

    Built from ver (away, completely (prefix)) + ziehen (to pull, to move).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ver away, completely (prefix)
  • ziehen to pull, to move

Practice

1 What does verziehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ das Gesicht vor Schmerz.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verziehen?

Usage notes

Also means "to move house" (ist verzogen — used on official forms). Reflexively, "sich verziehen" means "to disperse" (clouds, a crowd) or informally "to clear off, scram."

verbcompound

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