German

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Etymology

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bei- +‎ ziehen.

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Verb

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beiziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht bei, past tense zog bei, past participle beigezogen, past subjunctive zöge bei, auxiliary haben)

  1. (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland, law, transitive) to consult someone, to call in someone, to summon someone
    Das Gericht zog einen Sachverständigen bei.The court called in an expert witness.

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Further reading

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  • beiziehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • beiziehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • beiziehen” in Duden online
  • beiziehen” in OpenThesaurus.de