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ablaufen

Pronunciation: /ˈʔaplaʊ̯fɱ̩/

“ablaufen” is a German word. Its 10 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to expire; to go out of date
  2. to run off; to drain
  3. run down
  4. run out
  5. to wear down (soles, heals etc.)
  6. to go
  7. to set off, to start (running)
  8. to walk (all the way); to scour; to cover (a stretch of road etc. on the look out for something)
  9. to be launched
  10. to set a new course

Etymology

From ab- + laufen.

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