Verb

verlaufen

Translation

to proceed, to go, to run (a course), to get lost

Die Besprechung verlief gut.

The meeting went well.

Die Grenze verläuft hier.

The border runs here.

Ich habe mich im Wald verlaufen.

I got lost in the forest.

((sth.)) proceeds/goes ((adverb)) sth. proceeds/goes (in a certain way) The operation went successfully.

((sich)) to get lost to get lost He got lost in the big city.

Synonyms: ablaufen (to proceed), stattfinden (to take place), sich verirren (to get lost)

From the prefix 'ver-' (indicating something going away or amiss) + 'laufen' (to run).

Think of 'ver-' as 'wrong' and 'laufen' as 'run'. So, 'to run the wrong way' means 'to get lost'. For time, it means 'to run away', i.e., to pass.