lopen

Meaning

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.

zich begeven

van stapel lopen

spankeren

gesteld zijn

het maken

in de afgrond storten

zich uitstrekken

er door gaan

zich vertreden

aan komen lopen

aan de wandel zijn

binnenraken

Frequency

Hyphenated as

lo‧pen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈloːpə(n)/

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

New

loop

1. (masculine) course, duration
2. (masculine) a river course
3. (masculine) course of a projectile
4. (masculine) barrel (of a firearm)

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An user

Zij lopen voor hun hele leven schade op
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.

They are being damaged for life.

An user

Het is verboden om over de sporen te lopen .

It is forbidden to walk on the tracks.

An user

En we lopen al achter schema .

And we're already behind schedule.

An user

De gewone burgers lopen al jaren rond met dat beeld .

Ordinary people have suspected this for many years.

An user

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

Mycroft already has such a program running for English.