German

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Etymology

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heraus- +‎ ziehen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɛˈʁaust͡siːən/
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Verb

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herausziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht heraus, past tense zog heraus, past participle herausgezogen, past subjunctive zöge heraus, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pull (out) [with accusative ‘something’ and aus (+ dative) ‘from something’]
    • 1960, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, Gespenster:
      In diesem Augenblick zog Anton sein Zigarettenetui heraus, ein flaches Etui aus Gold, das er von seinem Vater bekommen hatte.
      At that moment Anton pulled out his cigarette case, a flat gold case that had been given to him by his father.

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