auflesen

1.

to pick something up

(Colloquial, usually used for picking up several small items from the floor. This conserved the original sense of "collecting" that the family had.)
Examples
  • "Ich habe keine Lust mehr, deine Sachen vom Boden aufzulesen."
  • "I don't want to collect/pick up all your clothes from the floor anymore."
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How many meanings does the German word 'auflesen' have?

auflesen has 1 distinct meaning: 1. to pick something up.

What is the past tense of 'auflesen'?

hat aufgelesen / las auf

What is the er/sie/es form of 'auflesen'?

er/sie/es liest auf

What is 'auflesen' related to?

The word 'auflesen' is related to auf and lesen.

Where can I learn more about 'auflesen'?

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