to go along / to move along
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to go along
To join in with an action, movement, or opinion of others and actively take part in it.
Als die ersten anfingen zu protestieren, haben schnell alle anderen mitgezogen.
When the first people started protesting, everyone else quickly went along.
'Mitziehen' (to go along / to move along) is a separable verb. The prefix 'mit-' comes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive with 'zu', the verb stays together.
Bei dieser verrückten Idee ziehe ich nicht mit.
I'm not going along with this crazy idea.
The perfect tense of 'mitziehen' (to go along / to move along) is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein', because it describes a movement or a change. So it is 'ich bin mitgezogen' (I went along / I moved along).
Als ihre Firma umzog, ist sie in die neue Stadt mitgezogen.
When her company moved, she moved along to the new city.
You can recognize the meaning from the context. If it is about changing one's place of residence, the literal meaning 'umziehen mit' (to move with someone) is meant. If it is about an action, opinion, or behavior, the figurative meaning 'sich anschließen' (to join in) is meant.
Sie hat einen Job in München, und ihr Freund ist mitgezogen.
She has a job in Munich, and her boyfriend moved along with her.
In the meaning of 'umziehen' (to move), the person or the new place is often mentioned. Typical patterns are 'mit jemandem mitziehen' (to move along with someone) or 'nach [Stadt] mitziehen' (to move along to [city]).
Er ist mit seiner Familie nach Kanada mitgezogen.
He moved along with his family to Canada.
to support
'unterstützen' and 'mitziehen' can both mean that you are not against something, but join in or are in favor of it. 'unterstützen' sounds more general and can also mean that you actively support an idea, a plan, or a person. You do not always have to take part fully yourself. 'mitziehen' puts more emphasis on joining a group or action and actively taking part yourself. When it is about agreement with or help for a plan, 'unterstützen' often fits. When someone hesitates briefly but then does join in with a shared action, 'mitziehen' sounds more natural.
Am Ende zieht das ganze Team mit und hilft beim Aufräumen der Halle.
In the end, the whole team goes along with it and helps clean up the hall.
Hannah unterstützt den Plan des Sportvereins, weil er Kindern neue Trainingszeiten bietet.
Hannah supports the sports club's plan because it gives children new training times.