weglaufen

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German

Etymology

weg- +‎ laufen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛklaʊ̯fən/,
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Verb

weglaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft weg, past tense lief weg, past participle weggelaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. (intransitive) to run away
    Die Kinder sind vor dem Hund weggelaufen.
    The children ran away from the dog.
    vor seinen Problemen weglaufen.
    to run away from one's problems.

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Further reading

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