wiederholen

German

Etymology 1

wieder- + holen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌviːdɐˈhoːlən/
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  • Hyphenation: wie‧der‧ho‧len

Verb

wiederholen (weak, third-person singular present wiederholt, past tense wiederholte, past participle wiederholt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to repeat (to do or say again)
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to recapitulate (to summarize or repeat in concise form)
  3. (transitive or intransitive) to revise, review, study (look over again (something previously written or learned))
  4. (transitive or intransitive) to play again, replay (to perform in (a sport) or participate in (a game) again)
  5. (transitive) to retake (to take or do (an exam, penalty shot, etc.) again; to photograph or film again)
  6. (reflexive) to repeat oneself (to say again what one has said)
  7. (reflexive) to recur, repeat itself (to happen again)
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Etymology 2

From Middle High German widerholen, from Old High German widarholōn, from Proto-West Germanic *wiþraholōn, equivalent to wieder- + holen. Cognate with Old High German widarhalōn, Dutch wederhalen, Saterland Frisian wierhoalje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈviːdɐˌhoːlən/, [ˈviːdɐˌhoːln̩]
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  • Hyphenation: wie‧der‧ho‧len

Verb

wiederholen (weak, third-person singular present holt wieder, past tense holte wieder, past participle wiedergeholt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to bring back, take back
    Synonym: zurückholen
    Du musst den Ball wiederholen, den du über den Zaun geschossen hast.
    You have to bring back the ball that you shot over the fence.
Usage notes
  • Distinguish from this the collocation wieder holen (to bring again, fetch again). For example: Ich habe den Ball eben erst geholt und jetzt muss ich ihn schon wieder holen. (I went to fetch the ball just minutes ago and now I must fetch it again.)
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