German word

herunterladen

Pronunciation

IPA/hɛˈʁʊntɐˌlaːdn̩/

Meaning

  • verbdownload

Example

Du lädst die Datei herunter.

You are downloading the file.

Illustration for herunterladen (download)

More examples

Ich lade das Album herunter, um es später offline zu hören.

I download the album so that I can listen to it offline later.

Core concept

A file travels down from the internet onto a device and remains there.

Common phrases

  • Musik herunterladen

    download music

  • eine Datei herunterladen

    download a file

  • aus dem Internet herunterladen

    download from the Internet

Similar words

downloaden: Transferring an online file to a computer or smartphone.
runterladen: Informally moving an online file onto a personal device.
hochladen: Sending data from a device to an online location.
speichern: Keeping data stored on a device or in the cloud.

Definition in German

Daten aus dem Internet oder von einem entfernten Rechner auf das eigene Gerät übertragen und speichern.

Word origin

Herunterladen combines the separable prefix herunter- ('down') with laden ('load'), extending the physical idea of loading something down to receiving data.

Usage tips

  • In a main clause, herunterladen separates: 'Du lädst die Datei herunter'; with zu, it becomes 'herunterzuladen'.

Opposites

Related words

  • Herunterladendownloadingnoun
  • heruntergeladendownloadedadjective
  • herunterladbardownloadableadjective

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