No. 637 in Dutch
voorkomen
"Voorkomen" can mean either "to occur" or "to prevent," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Het voorkomen van ziektes is belangrijk.
The prevention of diseases is important.
In this sentence, 'voorkomen' is used as a noun meaning 'prevention'.
Dit probleem moet voorkomen worden.
This problem must be prevented.
Here, 'voorkomen' is a verb meaning 'to prevent'.
De naam lijkt vaak voor te komen in oude boeken.
The name seems to occur often in old books.
In this example, 'voorkomen' is a verb meaning 'to occur' or 'to appear'.
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