Verb

zurück|holen

Translation

to get back, to retrieve, to fetch back, to reclaim

Ich muss mein Buch zurückholen.

I have to get my book back.

Er holte den verlorenen Ball zurück.

He retrieved the lost ball.

Kannst du die Kinder von der Schule zurückholen?

Can you fetch the children back from school?

((sth.)) ((from sb./sth.)) to get sth. back from sb./sth. I need to get my book back from him.

wiederbekommen (to get back), abholen (to pick up)

From 'zurück' (back) and 'holen' (to fetch/get). Literally 'to fetch back'.

Imagine you have to go 'back' (zurück) to 'get' (holen) something you forgot.