anlaufen

A2 Verb frequency rank #11,054

What anlaufen means

Verb

to begin, to start
to open; (of a motor) to start
to mist up, steam up (of a mirror, glass etc)
to tarnish (of metal)

Forms

anlaufen · läuft an · lief an · ist angelaufen (gegen + Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

anlaufen in a sentence

Das neue Projekt läuft im Januar an.

The new project starts in January.

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anlaufen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #11,054 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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