Meaning of förekomma | Babel Free

Definitioner

1. to occur, to exist
2. to happen, to occur, to take place
3. to anticipate, to forestall (do (something) before someone else has the time – often speak)
   transitive
4. to preempt, to forestall, to prevent (do something in time to prevent (something) from happening)
   transitive
5. to appear, to seem
   intransitive, reflexive, uncommon
6. for a certain (topical) reason (that is clear from context)
   idiomatic

Ekvivalenter

Exempel

“Det förekom droger på festen”

There were (occurred) drugs at the party

“Jag trodde inte att sånt här förekom längre”

I didn't think this kind of thing happened (occurred) anymore

“förekomma en olycka”

prevent an accident

“1847, Carl August Hagberg, Swedish translation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, act 2, scene 2”

this most excellent canopy, the air, look you, this brave o'erhanging firmament, this majestical roof fretted with golden fire, why, it appears no other thing to me than a foul and pestilent congregation of vapors.

“På förekommen anledning: Endast toalettpapper får spolas ner i toaletterna.”

(A reminder) in view of recent events: Only toilet paper may be flushed down the toilets. (on a note or the like, after a clogging)

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