German edit

Etymology edit

ein- +‎ ziehen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈaɪ̯nˌt͡siːə̯n/, [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌt͡siːə̯n], [ˈʔaɪ̯nˌt͡siːn]
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  • Hyphenation: ein‧zie‧hen

Verb edit

einziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht ein, past tense zog ein, past participle eingezogen, past subjunctive zöge ein, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (transitive) to thread (elastic, thread etc.)
  2. (transitive) to put in (a joist, wall etc.)
  3. (transitive) to retract, pull in; to lower (a periscope); to take in (a rudder)
  4. (transitive, military) to conscript, draft
  5. (transitive) to collect (taxes etc.)
  6. (transitive, government) to take out of circulation (banknotes), to withdraw, to confiscate (a permit, property)
  7. (transitive, typography) to indent
  8. (intransitive) to move in (to a house etc.)
  9. (intransitive, with in + acc) to penetrate; to be absorbed (into); to soak (into)
    Die Farbe zog in das Papier ein.
    The paint soaked into the paper.
  10. (intransitive, group of people) to enter (into a new area)
    Das Heer zog in die Stadt ein.
    The army entered the city.
  11. (intransitive, peace, a mood) to come (in + dative)
    Am 11. November 1918 zog der Frieden ein.
    On 11th November peace arrived.
  12. (transitive, law) to strip of its public-law binding
    Synonym: entwidmen

Usage notes edit

  • All transitive usages are conjugated with haben while all intransitive usages are conjugated with sein.

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

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