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inlopen.

to walk in, to enter by walking

7 characters3 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɪnˌloː.pə(n)/
  1. to walk in, to enter by walking

    transitive
    Ze zijn de verkeerde kamer ingelopen
  2. to catch up (to reach something that had been ahead)

    intransitive · transitive
    Door harder te fietsen, kon ik de groep wielrenners voor mij inlopen
  3. to make up for lost time, to catch up on something that one has missed or neglected

    intransitive · transitive
    Ik moet wat extra uren werken om mijn achterstand in te lopen
  4. to wear in or break in something new, to make it more comfortable to wear or use

    transitive
    Mijn nieuwe schoenen zaten heel strak, maar na een paar dagen inlopen zaten ze veel beter
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle Dutch inlôpen. Equivalent to in (“in”) + lopen (“to walk”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.