laufen

German (Berlin)

/ˈlaʊ̯fən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to walk; to jog; to run to move on foot, either at a normal or an increased speed
  • (intransitive) to flow; to leak; to run
  • (intransitive) to be in progress; to run
  • (intransitive) to run, to execute (a program)
  • (intransitive) to be in order; to work; to function
  • (intransitive) to pass; to flow

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German loufen inherited from Old High German hloufan inherited from Proto-Germanic *hlaupaną (run, leap, spring).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hlaupaną

Gloss

run, leap, spring

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

走

Emoji
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