lopen

Meaning

Verb

1. (Belgium,intransitive) to run, go fast on one's own legs
2. (Belgium,intransitive) to run, cover distance, follow a track etc.
3. (Netherlands,intransitive) to walk, go somewhere regardless of speed
4. (Netherlands,intransitive) to walk in general
5. (intransitive) to stretch, to run (to extend in space or through a range) (often of relatively elongated objects or constructs)
6. (intransitive) to be current, activated, in progress
7. (intransitive) to be doing or functioning (well or poorly), to progress
8. (intransitive) to lose liquid: drip, gush, leak
9. (auxiliary) Forms a continuous aspect.

Noun

1. (masculine,uncountable) a dry measure of content
2. (masculine,uncountable) an apparently larger land measure

Noun

plural of loop

Concepts

walk

run

go

step

travel

march

tread

drive

flow

pace

come

stalk

stride

stroll

fare

ride

wend

walking

move

enter

work

sell

ambulate

flood

stream

pacing

foot

hoof

pike

tramp

vamp

legit

course

water

trend

range

sashay

strut

go in

step into

go over

pass

pass through

run across

tergiversate

turn

hurry

Hyphenated as

lo‧pen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈloːpə(n)/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Zij lopen voor hun hele leven schade op .

They are being damaged for life.

Het is verboden om over de sporen te lopen .

It is forbidden to walk on the tracks.

En we lopen al achter schema .

And we're already behind schedule.

De gewone burgers lopen al jaren rond met dat beeld .

Ordinary people have suspected this for many years.

Mycroft heeft momenteel al zo'n programma lopen voor het Engels .

Mycroft already has such a program running for English.