verlaufen meaning and definition in german

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- reflexive to get lost, stray Hänsel und Gretel haben sich im Wald verlaufen.
- Hansel and Gretel got lost in the woods.
- reflexive, of a, crowd to disperse, scatter Es dauert schon eine Weile, bis sich die Zuschauer nach einem Fußballspiel verlaufen.
- It does take a while for the crowd to disperse after a soccer match.
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to run (extend in a specific direction) Der Fluss verläuft von Süden nach Norden.
- The river runs from south to north.
- The border runs along the mountain chain.
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to go, proceed (well, poorly, etc.) Alles verläuft wie geplant.
- Everything is going as planned.
