aufziehen

German

Etymology

auf- + ziehen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʔaʊ̯ftsiːən]
  • Hyphenation: auf‧zie‧hen

Verb

aufziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular simple present zieht auf, past tense zog auf, past participle aufgezogen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to wind up (a clock etc.)
  2. to pull open
  3. to tease
  4. to raise, to bring up, to breed

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