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. I'll go get the mail.

((sb.)) to get/pick up sb. I have to get my brother from the train station.

sich ((dat.)) ((sth.)) to get sth. for oneself Are you getting yourself an ice cream too?

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

Derived from Old High German 'holōn' (to pull, draw). It shares a root with the English verb 'to haul'.

Imagine you have to go into a 'hole' to 'get' something. This can help you remember 'holen' means 'to get' or 'to fetch'.