verlaufen.
to get lost, stray
Meaning & usage
to get lost, stray
Hänsel und Gretel haben sich im Wald verlaufen.
to disperse, scatter
Es dauert schon eine Weile, bis sich die Zuschauer nach einem Fußballspiel verlaufen.
to run (extend in a specific direction)
Der Fluss verläuft von Süden nach Norden.
Die Grenze verläuft entlang der Gebirgskette.
to go, proceed (well, poorly, etc.)
Alles verläuft wie geplant.
to peter out
die ganze Angelegenheit ist im Sande verlaufen
die Spur verläuft im Sand
to melt
Die Butter ist verlaufen
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German verloufen, from Old High German firloufan (“to pass, overtake”). By surface analysis, ver- + laufen. Cognate with Dutch verlopen.
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