German word

Lauf

Pronunciation

IPA/laʊ̯f/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncourse

Example

Im Lauf der Zeit hat sich vieles verändert.

Over time, many things have changed.

Illustration for Lauf (course)

More examples

Ich mache jeden Morgen einen Lauf im Park.

I go for a run in the park every morning.

Core concept

A path along which movement or change unfolds from a starting point toward a later result.

Common phrases

  • einen Lauf im Park

    a run in the park

Similar words

Verlauf: The way events unfold during a particular period.
Entwicklung: A gradual change in a state or form over time.
Ablauf: The orderly sequence in which an event or procedure takes place.

Definition in German

Bezeichnet den Verlauf oder die Entwicklung eines Vorgangs über die Zeit.

Word origin

Lauf is a noun related to the inherited Germanic verb laufen, with older German forms including Middle High German louf and Old High German louf.

Usage tips

  • Lauf is masculine, and im Lauf der Zeit uses im as a contraction of in dem; the variant im Laufe der Zeit is also common.

Other meanings

  • flownoun
  • progressnoun
  • racenoun

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