auflaufen

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German

Etymology

auf- +‎ laufen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: auf‧lau‧fen
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Verb

auflaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft auf, past tense lief auf, past participle aufgelaufen, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to collide with
  2. (nautical) to run aground

Conjugation

Further reading

  • auflaufen” in Duden online
  • auflaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache