abholen
/ˈʔaphoːln̩/ verb C2- to collect, to pick up (e.g. a person or package waiting at a location, with oneself having arrived form elsewhere) · Mama holt mich immer von der Schule ab. Mom always picks me up from school.· Ich habe das Paket in der Postfiliale abgeholt. I picked up the package at the post office.
- to engage with, to relate to (one's constituents; especially in not ignoring their everyday problems) · Die Leute fühlen sich von seiner Politik nicht abgeholt. People feel like they're not being engaged with, when it comes to his politics.
- to resonate (with), to connect well (with customers)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- abholen
- Present (er)
- holt ab
- Präteritum (er)
- holte ab
- Perfekt (er)
- hat abgeholt
- Infinitive with zu
- abzuholen
From the library
November von der Post abgeholt.
Viele von ihnen kommen seit Jahrzehnten jeden Morgen, um ihre noch warmen Brötchen abzuholen.
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