Polyglot Dictionary

entlaufen

/ɛntˈlaʊ̯fn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
entläuft
past
entlief
perfect
ist entlaufen

Meaning

  1. to run away, to escape

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

entkommen

entlaufen is more specific to running away, like an animal or a person fleeing on foot; entkommen is more general, escaping from any situation or danger.

Practice

1 What does entlaufen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Unser Hund ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entlaufen?

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