voorkomen

voorkomen

"Voorkomen" can mean either "to occur" or "to prevent," depending on the context.

In this sentence, 'voorkomen' is used as a noun meaning 'prevention'.

Het voorkomen van ziektes is belangrijk.

The prevention of diseases is important.

Here, 'voorkomen' is a verb meaning 'to prevent'.

Dit probleem moet voorkomen worden.

This problem must be prevented.

In this example, 'voorkomen' is a verb meaning 'to occur' or 'to appear'.

De naam lijkt vaak voor te komen in oude boeken.

The name seems to occur often in old books.