herumfahren

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

herum- +‎ fahren

Verb

herumfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular present fährt herum, past tense fuhr herum, past participle herumgefahren, past subjunctive führe herum, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to drive around (an obstacle, etc.) [+ um (object)] [auxiliary sein]
    Sie müssen um die Baustelle herumfahren.
    You must drive around the construction site.
  2. to turn around suddenly [auxiliary sein]
  3. (colloquial) to cruise (to drive around aimlessly) [auxiliary sein]
  4. (colloquial) to chauffeur (to transport someone in a motor vehicle) [auxiliary haben]
    Synonyms: chauffieren, (colloquial) herumkutschieren
    Die Kinder werden von den Eltern in der Stadt herumgefahren.
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  5. (colloquial) to stroke, swipe (to make quick, aimless movements) [auxiliary haben or sein]
    er fuhr mit der Hand in ihren Haaren herum ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  6. to gesticulate, to gesture vigorously [auxiliary sein]

Conjugation

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