voorkomen

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[edit] Dutch

[edit] Etymology 1

voor +‎ komen

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Particularly: “give more information”

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈvʊːrkoːmə(n)/

[edit] Verb

voorkomen (irregular verb, separable verb)

  1. To exist; to occur.
    Deze soort komt niet voor in Afrika.
    This species doesn’t occur in Africa.
  2. To appear.
  3. To get ahead; to draw ahead.
  4. To happen.
    Tja, dat komt voor!
    It happens!

[edit] Usage notes

Sometimes spelled vóórkomen to indicate that the stress is on the first syllable, to distinguish from the word voorkómen, seen below.

[edit] Conjugation


[edit] Etymology 2

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Particularly: “I suppose it is also compound of voor and komen, but with different senses”

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /vʊːrˈkoːmə(n)/

[edit] Verb

voorkomen (irregular verb)

  1. To prevent; to avert.
    De ramp kon voorkomen worden.
    The disaster could be averted.

[edit] Usage notes

Sometimes spelled voorkómen to indicate that the stress is on the second syllable, to distinguish from the word vóórkomen, seen above.

[edit] Conjugation
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