German VERB B1 Rank 10711

hinziehen

to move there / drag on / attract

hinziehen – zog hin – hat hingezogen

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry hinziehen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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hinziehen vs dauern

to last

Dauern neutrally describes the length of time a process lasts. Sich hinziehen additionally shows that the process lasts longer than expected or planned. Use dauern for a simple statement of duration; when there is an unexpectedly long delay, sich hinziehen is more appropriate.

Visual example for dauern
hinziehen

Die Besprechung zog sich viel länger hin als geplant.

The meeting dragged on much longer than planned.

dauern

Die Besprechung dauerte wie geplant zwei Stunden.

The meeting lasted two hours, as planned.

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