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lopen.

to run, go fast on one's own legs

5 characters2 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈloːpə(n)/
  1. to run, go fast on one's own legs

    Belgium · intransitive
    Ik ben naar de stad gelopen.
  2. to run, cover distance, follow a track etc.

    Belgium · intransitive
    Hij heeft daar veel gelopen.
  3. to walk, go somewhere regardless of speed

    Netherlands · intransitive
    We kunnen naar de supermarkt lopen om boodschappen te doen.
    Hij loopt elke ochtend naar zijn werk.
  4. to walk in general

    Netherlands · intransitive
    De kinderen zijn buiten aan het lopen.
    Zij loopt graag in het park om van de natuur te genieten.
  5. to stretch, to run (to extend in space or through a range) (often of relatively elongated objects or constructs)

    intransitive
    De rivier loopt dwars door de stad.
    De weg loopt helemaal tot aan de kust.
  6. to be current, activated, in progress

    intransitive
    Het contract loopt binnenkort af.
    De aanbieding loopt nog tot het einde van de maand.
  7. to be doing or functioning (well or poorly), to progress

    intransitive
    De onderhandelingen lopen soepel.
    Het project loopt op schema.
  8. to lose liquid: drip, gush, leak

    intransitive
    Er is een lek in de kraan en het water loopt langzaam weg.
    Toen het vat viel, begon het bier eruit te lopen en maakte een grote puinhoop.
  9. Forms a continuous aspect.

    auxiliary
    Wat loop jij daar te doen?
    Loop niet zo te zaniken.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lôpen, from Old Dutch lōpan, *loupan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaupan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (“to run”).

noun/ˈloːpə(n)/
  1. a dry measure of content

    masculine · uncountable
  2. an apparently larger land measure

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch loope, lopin (perhaps cognate with French), presumably a diminutive of loop (“jump”), cognate with Old English leap.

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