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

loop

• Noun
• Verb

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Concepts

walk

🚶

run

go

step

travel

march

tread

drive

come

pace

flow

stalk

stride

stroll

ride

fare

move

enter

wend

walking

🚶

step into

tramp

trend

turn

vamp

work

ambulate

water

🚰

course

flood

foot

🦶

go in

go over

hoof

hurry

legit

pacing

pass

pass through

pike

range

run across

sashay

sell

stream

strut

tergiversate

Synonyms

gaan

wandelen

stappen

rennen

verlopen

zich begeven

tippelen

🚶

marcheren

van stapel lopen

vlieten

karren

schrijden

varen

rijden

vloeien

stromen

hardlopen

slenteren

trekken

treden

spankeren

duiken

gesteld zijn

het maken

in de afgrond storten

loop

onderduiken

reiken

voorbijgaan

zich uitstrekken

zinken

er door gaan

sterven

💀

ingaan

hollen

heengaan

etage

duwen

binnenkomen

verdieping

vergaan

binnengaan

verscheiden

binnendringen

bejagen

zich vertreden

aan komen lopen

aanduwen

aan de wandel zijn

intreden

Translations

gehen

laufen

🚶

andar

🚶

caminhar

🚶

marcher

🚶

camminare

🚶

caminar

🚶

fahren

wandern

courir

ir

aller

correr

schreiten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈloːpə(n)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: lôpen

Inherited from Old Dutch: lōpan

Inherited from Middle Dutch: loope

Cognate with Old English: leap

In summary

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.

Naast het spoor lopen is erg gevaarlijk .

Walking next to the track is very dangerous.

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.