weglaufen

German

Etymology

weg- +‎ laufen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛklaʊ̯fən/, [ˈvɛklaʊ̯fɱ̩]
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Verb

weglaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft weg, past tense lief weg, past participle weggelaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive, with vor + dative) to run away
    Die Kinder sind vor dem Hund weggelaufen.
    The children ran away from the dog.
    vor seinen Problemen weglaufen.
    to run away from one's problems.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “weglaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “weglaufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “weglaufen” in Duden online
  • “weglaufen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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