anziehen

== German == === Etymology === Compound of an- (“on, at”) +‎ ziehen (“pull”). To the western German idiom sich etwas anziehen von compare Dutch zich iets aantrekken van. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈantsiːən/ === Verb === anziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht an, past tense zog an, past participle angezogen, past subjunctive zöge an, auxiliary haben or sein) senses related to dressing (reflexive) to get dressed [auxiliary haben] Ich ziehe mich an. ― I’m getting dressed. (reflexive) to dress (in a specific manner) [auxiliary haben] (transitive, often with reflexive dative) to put on; to dress oneself in [auxiliary haben] Synonym: (Switzerland) anlegen Ich ziehe (mir) meinen Pulli an. ― I put on my pullover. (transitive) to dress (someone) [auxiliary haben] Ich ziehe ihn an. ― I’m dressing him. (transitive) to dress [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘in something’] [auxiliary haben] Ich ziehe ihm seine Jacke an. ― I’m dressing him in his jacket. (transitive) to attract [auxiliary haben] (reflexive) to attract one another [auxiliary haben] Gegensätze ziehen sich an. ― Opposites attract one another. (transitive) to absorb (moisture) [auxiliary haben] (transitive) to fasten, tighten (a screw) [auxiliary haben] Die Schraube muss fest angezogen werden. ― The screw must be fastened tight. (transitive) to tighten, pull tight (a belt, a rope) [auxiliary haben] (transitive) to pull (a lever) [auxiliary haben] Er zog die Handbremse an. ― He put on the hand brake. (transitive) to pull lightly [auxiliary haben] (intransitive, of train, carriage) to pull away (intransitive) to speed up; to sprint [auxiliary haben] Sie zog noch einmal an und gewann das Rennen. ― She sped up again and won the race. (intransitive, of rates, stocks) to climb Nach überwundener Krise ziehen die Kurse wieder an. ― With the crisis overcome, the prices are climbing again. (reflexive, colloquial, regional, western Germany, with an indefinite pronoun and von) to be touched by; to care much about; to have oneself be impressed by; to feel responsible for [auxiliary haben] Synonym: (same construction) annehmen Da zieh ich mir nix von an. ― I don’t care much about that. (intransitive) to draw near, to approach, to come close [auxiliary sein] (transitive, dated) to cite ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Antonyms ==== ausziehen ==== Derived terms ==== Anziehen, Anzieher, Anziehung anziehend, angezogen ==== Related terms ==== Anzug m === Further reading === “anziehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “anziehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anziehen” in Duden online “anziehen” in OpenThesaurus.de === Anagrams === anheizen