förekomma

== Swedish == === Etymology === före +‎ komma === Pronunciation === === Verb === förekomma (present förekommer, preterite förekom, supine förekommit, imperative förekom) to occur, to exist to happen, to occur, to take place (transitive) to anticipate, to forestall (do (something) before someone else has the time – often speak) (transitive) to preempt, to forestall, to prevent (do something in time to prevent (something) from happening) (intransitive, reflexive, uncommon) to appear, to seem 1847, Carl August Hagberg, Swedish translation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, act 2, scene 2 (idiomatic, in "på förekommen anledning") for a certain (topical) reason (that is clear from context) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (appear): förefalla (happen): komma före (prevent): förebygga ==== Related terms ==== förekomst === References === “förekomma”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “förekommen”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “förekomma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “förekomma”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)