vorkommen.
to appear, to occur (in a given location or situation)
Meaning & usage
to appear, to occur (in a given location or situation)
Irene Adler ist eine der bemerkenswertesten Figuren in der Sherlock-Holmes-Serie, obwohl sie nur in einer einzigen Geschichte vorkommt.
to occur, to happen (with some regularity)
Keine Sorge, sowas kommt ganz selten vor.
Solche Fälle sollen auch schon vorgekommen sein.
to seem, to appear
to seem, to appear to feel (oneself to be smart, stupid, clever, dumb, etc., at a specific point in time)
Ich komme mir wie ein Idiot vor.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German vorekomen, forekomen, vurekomen, vürekomen, from Old High German furaqueman, furakweman, furiqueman, furikweman, from Proto-West Germanic *forakweman, from Proto-Germanic *furaikwemaną, equivalent to vor- + kommen. Cognate with English forecome.
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