zuziehen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zuoziehen, from Old High German zuoziohan. Analysable as zu (“to; shut”) +‎ ziehen (“pull, move”).

Verb

1. (intransitive) to move here; to come to a place (from the perspective of those already living there)

   die zuziehenden Ausländer ― the foreigners who are coming here

2. (transitive) to draw (together); to shut by pulling

   die Vorhänge zuziehen ― to draw the curtains

3. (transitive, with reflexive dative) to sustain, contract, incur, pick up

   sich eine Verletzung zuziehen ― to sustain an injury

4. (reflexive, often impersonal) to become cloudy; to cloud over

   Es zieht sich zu. ― It’s clouding over.