Polyglot Dictionary

abrufen

/ˈapˌʁuːfn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
ruft ab
past
rief ab
perfect
hat abgerufen

Meaning

  1. to retrieve, to call up

    Built from ab (off, away) + rufen (to call).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • rufen to call

Similar words

entsinnen

Close — "to call up" a memory means to recall it, the same idea as entsinnen.

Similar in other languages

English

recall

recall is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to retrieve, to call up."

French

se rappeler

se rappeler is the French phrase for the same thing — both mean "to remember, to recall."

French

regagner

Close, figuratively — retrieving, calling up relates to regaining, winning back.

Practice

1 What does abrufen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Du kannst die Daten online ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abrufen?

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