Verb

holen

Translation

to get, to fetch, to pick up

Ich hole die Zeitung.

I'll get the newspaper.

Kannst du die Kinder von der Schule holen?

Can you pick up the children from school?

Hol mal tief Luft!

Take a deep breath!

Ich hole mir einen Kaffee.

I'm getting myself a coffee.

((sth.)) to get/fetch sth. Ich hole die Post.

((sb.)) to get/pick up sb. Ich muss meinen Bruder vom Bahnhof holen.

sich ((dat.)) ((sth.)) to get sth. for oneself Holst du dir auch ein Eis?

Synonyms: bringen (to bring), abholen (to pick up); Antonyms: wegbringen (to take away)

From Old High German 'holōn' (to pull, draw). Cognate with the English word 'to haul'.

Think of 'hauling' something from one place to another. 'Holen' is the action of going somewhere to get something and bring it back.