holen

/ˈhoːlən/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
holt
past
holte
perfect
hat geholt

Meaning

  1. to fetch, to get

    Implies going somewhere to get something and bringing it back — distinct from nehmen (to take, no movement implied) and bringen (to deliver somewhere else).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

veicular

Close — to fetch/get relates to conveying.

Practice

1 What does holen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches holen?

See also

verbcore-vocabulary

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