No. 13,057 in German
abrufen
"Abrufen" means "to retrieve" or "to call up."
In a sentence
Ich konnte die Daten vom Server erfolgreich abrufen.
I was able to successfully retrieve the data from the server.
Here, 'abrufen' is used in the context of fetching or retrieving data, often used in technological contexts such as computing or databases.
Bitte rufen Sie Ihre E-Mails regelmäßig ab.
Please check your emails regularly.
In this sentence, 'abrufen' refers to the action of accessing or downloading mail from a server, commonly speaking to regular checking of emails.
Der Sprecher rief seine vorbereiteten Worte aus seinem Gedächtnis ab.
The speaker recalled his prepared words from his memory.
Here, 'abrufen' is employed in a metaphorical sense, meaning the retrieval of information from memory.
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