laufen

Meaning

1. (class-7,intransitive,strong,transitive) to walk; to jog; to run (to move on foot; either at a normal or an increased speed)
2. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to flow; to leak; to run
3. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to be in progress; to run
4. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to happen, to go on, to take place
5. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to run, to execute (a program)
6. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to be in order; to work; to function
7. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to pass; to flow

Concepts

run

walk

go

travel

step

hurry

fly

come

move

roll

function

operate

work

ambulate

march

advance

tend heavily toward

go on foot

run to

come running

hasten

rush

escape

flee

run about

flow

hike

ramble

wander

run away

running

drip

leak

trot

work well

float

drive

trundle

sashay

strut

ran

Hyphenated as

lau‧fen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlaʊ̯fən/

Etymology

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.

Sentences

Wir laufen hier nur um den Pudding herum .

We're just walking around the pudding here.

Kettenfahrzeuge fahren Kurven , indem sie die Ketten unterschiedlich schnell laufen lassen .

Tracked vehicles corner by running the chains at different speeds.