Verb

aus|ziehen

Translation

to take off (clothes), to move out

Bitte ziehen Sie die Schuhe aus.

Please take off your shoes.

Wir sind letzten Monat ausgezogen.

We moved out last month.

Er hat sich bis auf die Unterhose ausgezogen.

He stripped down to his underwear.

((sth.)) ~ to take sth. off He takes off his coat.

((sich dat.)) ((sth.)) ~ to take sth. off (oneself) I'm taking my jacket off.

((aus+dat)) ~ to move out of sth. She moved out of the old apartment.

Synonyms: (clothes) ablegen; (home) wegziehen; Antonyms: (clothes) anziehen; (home) einziehen

From aus- ('out') + ziehen ('to pull'). Literally 'to pull out', which applies to pulling off clothes or 'pulling out' of a residence.

Think of 'pulling out' (ausziehen): you pull your clothes off, or you pull your belongings out of a house.