verlaufen

Meaning

1. (class-7,reflexive,strong) to get lost, stray
2. (class-7,reflexive,strong) to disperse, scatter
3. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to run (extend in a specific direction)
4. (class-7,intransitive,strong) to go, proceed (well, poorly, etc.)
5. (class-7,strong) to peter out
6. (class-7,regional,strong) to melt

Hyphenated as

ver‧lau‧fen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fɛɐ̯ˈlau̯fən/

Etymology

From Middle High German verloufen, from Old High German farhloufan (“to pass, overtake”). By surface analysis, ver- + laufen.

Sentences

Über den Berg verlaufen die Gemarkungsgrenzen von Dernbach und Staudt.

The district boundaries of Dernbach and Staudt run over the mountain.