ziehen
Translation
pulled, moved, drew, dragged
Examples
Wir zogen das Boot an Land.
We pulled the boat ashore.
Die Vögel zogen im Herbst nach Süden.
The birds migrated south in the fall.
Sie zogen in eine größere Wohnung.
They moved into a bigger apartment.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to pull sth. We pulled the rope.
((to somewhere)) to move to somewhere They moved to Berlin.
((sth.)) ((from sth.)) to draw sth. from sth. They drew cards 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
'zogen' is the plural past tense of 'ziehen'. Imagine a flock of birds that migrated (zogen) south.