ablaufen

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See also: Abläufen

German

Etymology

ab- +‎ laufen

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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
    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 (time) to expire; to go out of date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
  4. to set off, to start (running)
  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
  7. (maritime) to set a new course

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Further reading

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