hineinziehen

German

Etymology

hinein- +‎ ziehen

Verb

hineinziehen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present zieht hinein, past tense zog hinein, past participle hineingezogen, past subjunctive zöge hinein, auxiliary haben or sein) [with in (+ accusative)]

  1. (transitive) to pull in, to drag in (into an enclosed location) [auxiliary haben]
    Synonym: ziehen
    Sie haben den Wagen in die Scheune hineingezogen.They pulled the cart into the barn.
  2. (transitive, chiefly informal) to embroil, to involve, to sweep up (in a situation) [auxiliary haben]
    Synonym: verwickeln
    in einen Krieg hineingezogen werdento be pulled into a war
  3. (intransitive) to move in (e.g. troops into a city, smoke into a room) [auxiliary sein]

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