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Ziehen
     1. n. gerund of ziehen
     2. v. to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag (+aux, haben)
     3. v. to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff (+aux, haben)
     4. v. to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) (+aux, haben)
     5. v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air)
           Es zieht. - There’s a draft.
     6. v. to move; to migrate (+aux, sein)
           Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt. - I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city.
     7. v. to roam; to head (+aux, sein)
     8. v. to stretch; to warp (+aux, haben)
     zeihen
          1. v. (ditransitive, dated, or elevated, accusative + genitive,) to accuse, to blame somebody (of)
                Niemand kann mich einer Lüge zeihen. - Nobody can accuse me of a lie.
                Selbst seinen Dienern traut er nicht, / zeiht seine Engel noch des Irrtums. -  Even in his servants he puts no trust, and his angels he charges with error.
Sie
     1. pron. you (polite; singular and plural)
           Was möchten Sie, Frau Wagner? - What would you like to have, Mrs. Wagner?
     2. pron. she
           Ist sie noch krank? - Is she still sick?
           Das ist meine Katze. Sie heißt Lili. - This is my cat. Her name is Lili.
           Ich suche Vanessa. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for Vanessa. Have you seen her?
     3. pron. it (when the object/article/thing/animal etc., referred to, is feminine die)
           Scheint die Sonne noch? Nein, sie ist schon untergegangen. - Is the Sun still shining? No, it has already gone down.
           Ich suche meine Brieftasche. Hast du sie gesehen? - I'm looking for my wallet. Have you seen it?
     4. pron. he (when the grammatical gender of the noun being referred to and designating a male person, is feminine die)
           Die Geisel Richard Meier versuchte, sich zu befreien, aber sie schaffte es nicht. - The hostage Richard Meier tried to break free, but he didn’t succeed.
           Die Wache Michael Müller beschädigte ihr Gewehr, wofür ihr Vorgesetzter sie bestrafte. - The guardsman Michael Müller damaged his rifle, and his supervisor punished him for that.
     5. pron. they; them
an
     1. prep. (local) on; upon; at; in; against
           Das Bild hängt an der Wand. - The picture hangs on the wall.
     2. prep. by; near; close to; next to
     3. prep. (temporal, with days or times of day) on; in; at
           Wir treffen uns am (an dem) Dienstag. - We're meeting on Tuesday.
           Ich werde sie am (an dem) Abend sehen. - I will see her in the evening.
     4. prep. (temporal) a; per; only used with the word Tag, otherwise use in
           zweimal am Tag - twice a day
     5. prep. on; onto
           Ich hänge das Bild an die Wand. - I hang the picture on the wall.
     6. prep. at; against
           Schauen Sie an die Tafel. - Look at the blackboard.
     7. prep. to; for
           Ein Brief an Anna. - A letter for Anna.
     8. adv. onward; on
           von heute an - from today on
     9. adj. (predicative) on
           Ist der Schalter an oder aus? = Ist der Schalter an- oder ausgeschaltet? - Is the switch on or off. Is the switch switched on or off.
der
     1. art. the
     2. art. feminine singular of der
     3. art. genitive plural of der
     4. pron. who; that; which
           Ich kenne einen Mann, der das kann. - I know a man who can do that.
     5. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) whom, which, that
     6. pron. (attributive, stressed) that
           Der Mann war es! - It was that man!
     7. pron. (indicative) him, he
           Der hat es getan! - It was him who did it!
     8. pron. (differential) the one, him
           Der mit dem Mantel - The one with the coat
     9. pron. feminine dative singular of der: (to) that, (to) her
Tür
     1. n-f. door (rigid plane on a hinge)
           Die Tür ist aus Eichenholz. - The door is made of oak wood.
           Kannst du bitte die Tür zumachen?! - Can you please shut the door?!
           Hast du schon an die Tür geklopft? - Have you knocked on the door yet?
           Plötzlich klopfte es an der (also: die) Tür. - Suddenly someone knocked at the door.
     2. n-f. door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a plane)
           Er stand in der Tür. - He was standing in the doorway.
bitte ... aus
     ausbitten
          1. v. to ask for
Ihre
     1. pron. (possessive) feminine singular of Ihr
     2. pron. (possessive) plural of Ihr
           Ist das Ihre Katze, Frau Schulz? - Is that your cat, Mrs. Schulz?
           Sind diese Bücher Ihre, Herr Meyer? - Are these books yours, Mr. Meyer?
     3. det. feminine singular of ihr
     4. det. plural of ihr
     5. det.          her, its, their (i, referring to a feminine or plural noun in the nominative or accusative)
     Ihr
          1. det. your (that belongs to you (when formally or politely addressing one or more people))
                Wo ist Ihr Wagen, Frau Wagner? - Where is your car, Mrs. Wagner?
Schuhe
     1. n. plural of Schuh "shoes"
     Schuh
          1. n. shoe
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