02.09.2018 - By Mark Rösler: deutscher Muttersprachler & Deutschlehrer, Genießer des Lebens und Philosoph
Today, we talk about the German idiom “auf dem Laufenden sein”. What does “auf dem Laufenden sein” mean?
to be up to dateIdiomSubsidiary forms:
Austrian: to be up to date
Word separation:
auf dem Lau·fen·den sein
Meaning:
[1] colloquially: to be very well informed about the latest news
Synonym:
[1] to stay up to date
Examples:
[1] Peter always reads the latest specialist magazines to stay up to date.
(Source: Wiktionary)