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herlaufen

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German

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Etymology

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her- +‎ laufen

Pronunciation

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Verb

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herlaufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present läuft her, past tense lief her, past participle hergelaufen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to come running
  2. to run with someone, run (ahead/behind etc. someone)
    • 1918, Meinrad Lienert, “Die Königstöchter und der Hirsch”, in Zürcher Sagen:
      Immer lief es vor ihnen her und sah sich um, ob sie ihm auch nachkämen.
      He kept running ahead of them and looking back to see if they were still following him.

Conjugation

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