verb#4,550 by frequency

aufziehen

[ˈʔaʊ̯ftsiːən]

to raise, to bring up, to rear, to grow; to wind up; to pull open; to tease

Meanings

1
to raise, to bring up (children), to rear (animals), to grow (plants)auxiliary haben
- Meine Großmutter hat mich aufgezogen.
  My grandmother raised me.
  Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Er wurde von seiner Großmutter aufgezogen.
  He was raised by his grandmother.
  Tatoeba · wolfgangth · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to wind upauxiliary haben — a clock, etc.
- Ich habe vergessen, die Uhr aufzuziehen.
  I forgot to wind up the clock.
  Tatoeba · kolonjano · CC BY 2.0 FR
3
to pull openauxiliary haben
4
to teaseauxiliary haben — often in good humor, but can include bullying
- Wieso musst du mich aufziehen?
  Why must you tease me?
  Tatoeba · brauchinet · CC BY 2.0 FR
5
to hoist, to raiseauxiliary haben — a flagrare
6
to stringauxiliary haben — pearls, beads, etc.rare
7
to draw up (liquid into a syringe); to fill up (a syringe)auxiliary habenrare
8
to stretch (onto); to fit (a tyre, a string onto an instrument); to mount (a canvas onto a frame)auxiliary habenrare
9
to arrange (a party); to set up (a company)auxiliary habenrare
10
to appear, to arrive — often in great quantity or numberrare