zurückziehen

/tsuˈʁʏkˌtsiːən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
reflexive

Forms

present
zieht zurück
past
zog zurück
perfect
hat sich zurückgezogen

Meaning

  1. to withdraw, to retreat (sich zurückziehen)

    Built from zurück (back) + ziehen (to pull).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • zurück back
  • ziehen to pull

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

battre en retraite

battre en retraite is the French phrase for the same thing — both mean "to retreat, to withdraw."

Portuguese

recuar

recuar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to retreat."

Practice

1 What does zurückziehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie zog sich in ihr Zimmer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zurückziehen?

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