laufen lassen

German

Verb

laufen lassen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present lässt laufen, past tense ließ laufen, past participle laufen gelassen, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to release (literally: "to let run")
    Im Gegenzug ließ die russische Regierung amerikanische Spione laufen.
    In return the Russian government has released American spies.
  2. to leave running
    Lass den Motor laufen.Leave the motor running.

Conjugation

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