laufen.
to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
Meaning & usage
to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
Wir können mit dem Bus fahren oder laufen.
Lasst uns etwas schneller laufen.
to flow; to leak; to run
to be in progress; to run
Das Projekt läuft erfolgreich.
einwandfrei laufen.
to happen, to go on, to take place
Was läuft da zwischen euch?
to run, to execute (a program)
Das Programm läuft einwandfrei.
to be in order; to work; to function
Alles läuft, wie es soll.
to pass; to flow
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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