herlaufen
German, verb[ˈheːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
herlaufen is spelled H-E-R-L-A-U-F-E-N (9 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 107,140th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herlaufen is a German verb meaning “to come running” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich (schnell) zu Fuß hierher (zum Sprechenden) begeben”.
What does herlaufen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to come running
- 2
to run with someone, run (ahead/behind etc. someone)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich (schnell) zu Fuß hierher (zum Sprechenden) begeben 2. begleitend hinter, neben oder vor jemandem oder etwas laufen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of herlaufen
- läuft her present singular third-person
- lief her past
- hergelaufen participle past
- sein auxiliary
- 7 strong
- herlaufend participle present
- herzulaufen infinitive infinitive-zu
- laufe her first-person indicative present
- laufen her first-person indicative plural
- läufst her indicative present second-person
- lauft her indicative plural present
- laufest her second-person singular subjunctive
- laufet her plural second-person subjunctive
- liefen her first-person indicative plural
- liefe her first-person singular subjunctive
- liefst her indicative preterite second-person
- lieft her indicative plural preterite
- liefest her second-person singular subjunctive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herlaufen?
- [ˈheːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯fn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is herlaufen in German?
herlaufen appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).