Lopen
WiktionaryText
Noun
Verb
- To run, go fast on one's own legs
- inergative To run, cover distance, follow a track etc.
- To walk, go somewhere regardless of speed.
- Ik ben naar de stad gelopen - I walked to the city.
- inergative To walk in general
- Hij heeft daar veel gelopen -He did a lot of walking there.
- To be open, current, activated
- 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