holen.
to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back)
Meaning & usage
to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back)
Hol noch einen Stuhl!
to (go) get, to fetch (to go somewhere and take something to bring back) to (go) get, to fetch (to seek out a person and bring them to a location)
Kannst du deine Mutter holen? Ich muss dringend mit ihr sprechen.
to get, to cop (to buy for one's benefit/entertainment)
Ich hole mir morgen ’n neuen Fernseher.
to catch, to get (an illness or injury)
Meine Tochter hat sich einen Schnupfen geholt.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German holen, holn, from Old High German holōn, holēn (“to fetch, get, draw”), from Proto-West Germanic *holōn. Cognate with English haul.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.