'Halen' is a useful and much used word, it seems, in Dutch.
Here it's used as 'afhalen' which means to withdraw (it can also mean pick up, right Dutch speakers?).
But ophalen means to pick up (or collect)
Have fun with other composed words:
overhalen (to persuade)
inhalen (to overtake)
any more?
And of course we can't end the post without trying to give a tip on remembering this word. Well I associate 'halen' with the English verb 'to hail' (as in a cab). This works well to help me remember what halen means (linked to 'to fetch' or to command') but I don't know whether there is an etymological link.
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