
ablaufen is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
ablaufen
expire / run off
/ˈapˌlaʊ̯fn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
ablaufen, lief ab, ist abgelaufen
Practice "ablaufen"
Examples — ablaufen in a sentence
Mein Pass läuft bald ab.
My passport expires soon.
Alles ist gut abgelaufen.
Everything went well.
How to remember it
"ab" (off) + laufen → run off/down: expire; or proceed.
Word family
laufen family · 12 related words
- ablaufen expire / run off Shifted meaning
- anlaufen Coming soon to start up, to get under way Shifted meaning
- auslaufen expire / leak / run out Shifted meaning
- einlaufen Coming soon to come in, to arrive; to shrink Shifted meaning
- verlaufen get lost / proceed Not predictable
- weglaufen run away
- weiterlaufen Coming soon to keep running
- der Lauf run / course Shifted meaning