Mitgezogen

Mitgezogen is the past participle of the German verb mitziehen. It describes two main senses: a physical action of pulling someone or something along, and a figurative sense of joining or going along with others, a movement, trend, or decision.

In the physical sense, mitziehen means to pull someone or something along with you. Examples include a person being pulled through a crowd or a caregiver guiding a child. Grammatically, this use is transitive and typically takes haben in the perfect tense: Er hat mich mitgezogen. Intransitively, it can describe moving along with a group: Die Demonstranten sind mitgezogen.

In the figurative sense, mitgezogen describes joining or going along with a group, an idea, or a policy, often under social influence or strategic pressure. Examples: Die Regierung ist dem Vorschlag mitgezogen; Viele Unternehmen sind dem Trend mitgezogen. This sense emphasizes social dynamics, conformity, or solidarity rather than a physical act.

Usage notes: Mitziehen is common in news reporting and political or organizational contexts to express alignment or solidarity. The term is closely related to mitgehen (to go along) and mitmachen (to participate), but mitziehen carries a stronger connotation of following or being swept along by a movement or force.

Etymology: The word is formed from mit (with) + ziehen (to pull), with the past participle mitgezogen. In German usage, it covers both concrete and metaphorical pulling or joining.

See also: mitgehen, mitmachen, folgen.