German word

zurückholen

Pronunciation

IPA/tsuˈʁʏkˌhoːlən/

Meaning

  • verbget back

Example

Ich hole meine Tasche zurück.

I am getting my bag back.

Illustration for zurückholen (get back)

More examples

Die Mutter wollte ihr Kind aus dem Ausland zurückholen.

The mother wanted to bring her child back from abroad.

Core concept

A person goes out to retrieve a bag or another person and brings it or them back into the familiar home space.

Common phrases

  • jemanden zurückholen

    bring someone back

  • eine Bestellung zurückholen

    retrieve an order

  • Erinnerungen zurückholen

    bring back memories

Similar words

abholen: Someone or something is picked up at a specified place and brought back.
zurückbringen: A thing is returned to its original place or former owner.
holen: A thing is obtained by going to collect it and bring it back.
zurückbekommen: A thing is obtained again after being lost, lent, or taken away.

Definition in German

etwas oder jemanden, der woanders ist, wieder an den eigenen Ort bringen, indem man ihn holt

Word origin

Zurückholen combines the separable prefix zurück, 'back', with holen, 'fetch' or 'get', forming a verb for fetching someone or something back.

Usage tips

  • In a finite main clause, zurückholen separates, as in 'Ich hole meine Tasche zurück'; in a subordinate clause, it stays together.

Other meanings

  • bring backverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Zurückholungretrievalnoun
  • zurückgeholtretrievedadjective

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