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The German word for to run is
laufen





to run

German Definition


run
     [1] (intransitiv) sich schnell zu Fuß bewegen; rennen, eilen
     [2] Verkehrsmittel: zwischen zwei Orten verkehren; pendeln
     [3] (intransitiv) von Flüssigkeiten: eine stetige, schnelle Bewegung ausführen; fließen
     [4] (intransitiv) Technik: in Betrieb sein, laufen
          [1] He ran the way to school.
            Er rannte den Weg zur Schule.
          [2] The bus runs at 4.30.
            Der Bus fährt um 4.30 Uhr.



Translations for run and their definitions

rennen
     v. (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to run; to race; to sprint (said of competeting sportsmen, animals etc.)
          So schnell wie Mike rennt niemand in der Klasse. — In this class, nobody runs as fast as Mike.
          Der Gepard ist das Säugetier, welches am schnellsten rennen kann. — The cheetah is the mammal which can run the fastest.
     v. (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to run over (someone)
          jemanden zu Boden rennen — “to run someone to the ground”



überfahren
     v. (transitive, to drive over, causing injury or death) to run over, to run down
     v. (transitive, of a red traffic light or stop sign) to go through, to overshoot
     v. (dated, intransitive, auxiliary sein, to go from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to pass over, to cross
     v. (dated, transitive, auxiliary haben, to transport from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to take across, to ferry over


fließen
     v. (intransitive) to flow


gehenpronunciation
     v. (intransitive) to go, to walk
     v. to walk (some distance); to go (some distance) by foot
     v. (intransitive) to leave
          Ich gehe jetzt. - I’m leaving now.
     v. (intransitive) to leave, to take off (airplane, train)
          Wann geht dein Zug? − When is your train leaving?
     v. (impersonal, intransitive) to be going; to be alright; indicates how the dative object fares
          Wie geht es dir? - How are you doing?
          Es geht mir gut. - I’m doing well. (Literally, “It goes well for me.”)
          Es geht. - It’s alright.
     v. (colloquial, intransitive) to be possible
          Das würde vielleicht gehen. - That might be possible.
     v. (colloquial, intransitive) to work, to function (of a machine, method or the like)
          Der Kaffeeautomat geht nicht. - The coffee dispenser doesn't work.
     v. (colloquial, intransitive) to be in progress; to last
          Die Sitzung geht bis ein Uhr. - The session is scheduled until one o’clock.
     v. (regional or dated, impersonal, intransitive, with “auf” followed by a time) to approach; to be going (on some one)
          Es geht auf 8 Uhr. - It’s going on 8 o’clock.


kandidieren
     v. to be a candidate


verlaufen
     v. (reflexive) to get lost, stray
          Hänsel und Gretel haben sich im Wald verlaufen. - Hansel and Gretel got lost in the woods.
     v. (reflexive, of a, crowd) to disperse, scatter
          Es dauert schon eine Weile, bis sich die Zuschauer nach einem Fußballspiel verlaufen. - It does take a while for the crowd to disperse after a soccer match.
     v. (intransitive) to run (extend in a specific direction)
          Der Fluss verläuft von Süden nach Norden. - The river runs from south to north.
          Die Grenze verläuft entlang der Gebirgskette. - The border runs along the mountain chain.
     v. (intransitive) to go, proceed (well, poorly, etc.)
          Alles verläuft wie geplant. - Everything is going as planned.



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