anlaufen

See also: Anläufen

German

Etymology

an- +‎ laufen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔanlaʊ̯fɱ̩/, /ˈʔanlaʊ̯fən/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: an‧lau‧fen

Verb

1. (intransitive) to begin, to start
2. (intransitive) (of a film) to open; (of a motor) to start
3. (intransitive) to mist up, steam up (of a mirror, glass etc)
4. (intransitive) to tarnish (of metal)
5. (intransitive) to turn/go (a specified colour)
   • 2015, Tim Krohn, Nachts in Vals, p. 29:

     Sie lief jedenfalls krebsrot an, als er nachfragte, und weigerte sich, ihr Sprüchlein zu wiederholen.

     In any case, she went as red as a lobster when he asked, and refused to repeat her little speech.

6. (intransitive) to stand up to (gegen etwas)
7. (transitive, naitical) to put into, call at (a port etc)

Derived terms

• Anlaufen
• anlaufend
• angelaufen

Further reading

• “anlaufen” in Duden online