Example: Ich werde dich morgen vom Bahnhof abholen.
Definition
"Abholen" means to go and get someone or something from a specific place and bring them to another location, often implying a planned meeting or pickup, as in the sentence "Ich werde dich morgen vom Bahnhof abholen" which means I will pick you up from the train station tomorrow.
The German verb "abholen" comes from the prefix "ab-" meaning 'off' or 'away' combined with "holen" meaning 'to fetch' or 'to get.' Together, they literally mean 'to fetch off' or 'to pick up,' reflecting the action of going to retrieve someone or something.
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"Abholen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (B1) - set 6", containing 114 commonly used words.
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