Separable verbs in German Tools A B abfahren to depart abfliegen to take off (airplanes) ablegen to take off (clothing) abholen to pick up absetzen to set down, to let out (of a car) anfangen to begin ankommen to arrive anrufen to call up (phone anzeigen to report aufhalten to hold up, detain aufhören to stop (doing something aufmachen to open aufpassen to pay attention, take care of ausgehen to go out ausziehen to undress, move out einkaufen to shop einladen to invite einsteigen to get aboard, into (vehicle) fertigmachen to prepare, get ready herkommen to come here hinausfahren to go (drive) out of hingehen to go there fernsehen to watch t.v. kennenlernen to get to know mitbringen to bring along mitkommen to accompany mitnehmen to take along nachschlagen to look up (in a book) nachsehen to check on, to look up (in a book) vorbeikommen to stop in for a quick visit, to come by vorbeireten to prepare vorhaben to intend, to have plans vorschlagen to suggest zumachen to close zuschauen to watch