förekomma

Swedish

verb-irr
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to exist, to occur (to be present or found)
  • (intransitive) to happen, to occur, to take place
  • (intransitive) to appear, to seem
  • (transitive) to anticipate, to forestall, to do something before someone else
  • (transitive) to prevent (i.e. to act before the accident)

Etymology

Compound from Swedish före (before) + Swedish komma (come).

Origin

Swedish

komma

Gloss

come

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

来

Emoji

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