Lopen
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Noun



  1. plural of loop
  2. (with the indefinite article: een lopen) A run, walk

Verb



  1. To run, go fast on one's own legs
  2. inergative To run, cover distance, follow a track etc.
  3. To walk, go somewhere regardless of speed.
    Ik ben naar de stad gelopen - I walked to the city.
  4. inergative To walk in general
    Hij heeft daar veel gelopen -He did a lot of walking there.
  5. To be open, current, activated
  6. To lose liquid: drip, gush, leak

Synonyms
  • (run) rennen, hollen
  • (walk) gaan, stappen
  • (lose liquid) lekken, druppen

Etymology 2


From loope, lopin (perhaps cogate with French), presumably a diminutive of loop 'to jump', cognate with Old English leap

Noun



  1. A dry measure of content
  2. An apparently larger land measure
 
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