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laufen.

to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈlaʊ̯fən/[ˈlaʊ̯fn̩][ˈlaʊ̯fɱ̩]
  1. to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)

    class-7 · intransitive · strong · transitive
    Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen.
    Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen.
  2. to flow; to leak; to run

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
  3. to be in progress; to run

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
    Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich.
    einwandfrei laufen.
  4. to happen, to go on, to take place

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
    Was läuft da zwischen euch?
  5. to run, to execute (a program)

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
    Das Programm läuft einwandfrei.
  6. to be in order; to work; to function

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
    Alles läuft, wie es soll.
  7. to pass; to flow

    class-7 · intransitive · strong
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German loufen, from Old High German hloufan, loufan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan. Cognate with Dutch lopen, English leap and lope, Danish løbe.

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