This is the 348th most frequent Dutch word.
liep
The Dutch word "liep" means "walked" in English.
The word 'liep' is the past tense of the verb 'lopen', which means 'to walk'. In this sentence, it describes the action of walking that took place in the past.
De man liep in het park.
The man walked in the park.
Here, 'liep' is used in a figurative sense within the context of how the course of events unfolded, again in the past tense.
Het evenement liep anders dan verwacht.
The event turned out differently than expected.
In this sentence, 'liep' idiomatically combines with 'stage lopen' (to do an internship), and the past tense 'liep' indicates that this internship activity occurred in the past.