Verb

holen

Translation

to get, to fetch, to pick up

Ich hole ein Glas Wasser.

I'll get a glass of water.

Hol mir bitte die Zeitung.

Please get me the newspaper.

Soll ich dich vom Bahnhof holen?

Shall I pick you up from the station?

((sth.)) holen to get sth. I'll get a book.

((sb.dat)) ((sth.acc)) holen to get sb. sth. Can you get me a glass of water?

((sb.acc)) holen to pick sb. up I have to pick up my brother from the station.

Synonyms: bringen (to bring); Antonyms: wegbringen (to take away)

From Old High German 'holōn'. Related to the English word 'to haul'.

Imagine you have to 'haul' something from another room to get it.