durchlaufen

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German

Etymology 1

From Middle High German durchloufen, from Old High German duruhloufan, from Proto-West Germanic *þuruhlaupan. Equivalent to durch +‎ laufen. Cognate with Dutch doorlopen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: durch‧lau‧fen

Verb

durchlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft durch, past tense lief durch, past participle durchgelaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (literally) to run through
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Etymology 2

From durch- +‎ laufen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: durch‧lau‧fen

Verb

durchlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present durchläuft, past tense durchlief, past participle durchlaufen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, figuratively) to go through
    • 1914, Walther Kabel, Die vier Teilhaber, in: Bibliothek der Unterhaltung und des Wissens, vol. 1, Union Deutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, page 220:
      Auch dieser Rechtsstreit durchlief sämtliche Instanzen.
      This lawsuit also went through all courts.
    • 1901, Robert Kraft, Der König der Zauberer, H. G. Münchmeyer, page 17:
      Erasmus durchlief schnell alle Stufen der Wissenschaften, schon mit zwanzig Jahren galt er als eine Leuchte der gelehrten Welt […]
      Erasmus quickly went through all stages of science, already at 20 years old, he was said to be a luminary of the scholarly world
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