ziehen
Translation
pulled, moved, drew, dragged
Examples
Er zog kräftig am Seil.
He pulled hard on the rope.
Sie zog letztes Jahr nach Hamburg.
She moved to Hamburg last year.
Der Zahnarzt zog den Zahn.
The dentist pulled the tooth.
Er zog eine Linie auf dem Papier.
He drew a line on the paper.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to pull sth. He pulled the rope.
((to somewhere)) to move to somewhere She moved to Berlin.
((sth.)) ((from sth.)) to draw sth. from sth. He drew a card from the deck.
Similar Words
Synonyms: schleppen, zerren; Antonyms: schieben, stoßen
Etymology
From Old High German 'ziohan' (to pull, move). Related to the English word 'tug'.
Memory Tips
'zog' is the past tense of 'ziehen'. Picture a train (der Zug) that pulled (zog) its carriages.