Polyglot Dictionary

aufholen

/ˈaʊ̯fˌhoːlən/

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
holt auf
past
holte auf
perfect
hat aufgeholt

Meaning

  1. to catch up

    Built from auf (up, open) + holen (to fetch).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • auf up, open
  • holen to fetch

Similar words

nachholen

nachholen is more about making up for something missed, like a missed class; aufholen is more general catching up, like catching up in a race.

Practice

1 What does aufholen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir müssen den Rückstand ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aufholen?

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