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losgehen

to set off, to head out on foot

verb LOHS-geh-en Rare
Travel & Places Movement

Also means

to start (an event)

Usage Note

Losgehen means to start walking or to set off, especially at the beginning of a journey or excursion. Separable: geht … los. It is colloquial and common in spoken German: Sollen wir losgehen? (Shall we head off?).

Examples

"Um acht Uhr gingen wir los, damit wir vor Mittag ankommen würden."

Natural Translation

We set off at eight o'clock so that we would arrive before midday.

Literal Translation

At eight o'clock we went off so that we would arrive before midday.

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