ablaufen

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See also: Abläufen

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ab- +‎ laufen

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔaplaʊ̯fɱ̩/, /ˈʔaplaʊ̯fən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ab‧lau‧fen

Verb[edit]

ablaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft ab, past tense lief ab, past participle abgelaufen, auxiliary sein or haben)

  1. (intransitive) run out [auxiliary sein]
    1. (time) to expire; to go out of date
    2. (liquid etc.) to run off; to drain
    3. (wind-up machine) run down
    4. (battery) run out
  2. to wear down (soles, heals etc.)
  3. (event, procedure) to go [auxiliary sein]
  4. to set off, to start (running) [auxiliary sein]
  5. to walk (all the way); to scour; to cover (a stretch of road etc. on the look out for something)
  6. (maritime) to be launched [auxiliary sein]
  7. (maritime) to set a new course [auxiliary sein]

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Further reading[edit]

  • ablaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ablaufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ablaufen” in Duden online
  • ablaufen” in OpenThesaurus.de