entlaufen

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈlaʊ̯fn̩/
  • Hyphenation: ent‧lau‧fen
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Etymology 1

ent- +‎ laufen

Verb

entlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present entläuft, past tense entlief, past participle entlaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to run away, to escape
    Die Katze ist mir entlaufen.
    The cat has run away from me.
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Participle

entlaufen

  1. past participle of entlaufen

Adjective

entlaufen (strong nominative masculine singular entlaufener, not comparable)

  1. runaway, eloped, escaped
    Synonyms: davongelaufen, davongerannt; weggelaufen, weggerannt; fortgelaufen, fortgerannt
    ein entlaufener Dieba runaway thief
    ein entlaufener Hunda runaway dog
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