inlopen

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch inlôpen. Equivalent to in (“in”) +‎ lopen (“to walk”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: in‧lo‧pen

Verb

inlopen

1. (transitive) to walk in, to enter by walking

   Synonym: binnenlopen

   Ze zijn de verkeerde kamer ingelopen ― They walked into the wrong room

2. (transitive, intransitive) to catch up (to reach something that had been ahead)

   Door harder te fietsen, kon ik de groep wielrenners voor mij inlopen ― By cycling faster, I was able to catch up with the group of cyclists ahead of me

3. (transitive, intransitive) to make up for lost time, to catch up on something that one has missed or neglected

   Ik moet wat extra uren werken om mijn achterstand in te lopen ― I have to work some extra hours to catch up on my backlog

4. (transitive) to wear in or break in something new, to make it more comfortable to wear or use

   Mijn nieuwe schoenen zaten heel strak, maar na een paar dagen inlopen zaten ze veel beter ― My new shoes were very tight, but after wearing them in for a few days, they felt much better

Conjugation

Conjugation of inlopen (strong class 7, separable)
infinitive	inlopen
past singular	liep in
past participle	ingelopen
infinitive	inlopen
gerund	inlopen n
	main clause		subordinate clause
	present tense	past tense	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	loop in	liep in	inloop	inliep
2nd person sing. (jij)	loopt in, loop in2	liep in	inloopt	inliep
2nd person sing. (u)	loopt in	liep in	inloopt	inliep
2nd person sing. (gij)	loopt in	liept in	inloopt	inliept
3rd person singular	loopt in	liep in	inloopt	inliep
plural	lopen in	liepen in	inlopen	inliepen
subjunctive sing.1	lope in	liepe in	inlope	inliepe
subjunctive plur.1	lopen in	liepen in	inlopen	inliepen
imperative sing.	loop in
imperative plur.1	loopt in
participles	inlopend	ingelopen
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.