opkomen — meaning in English

English meaning

• fight verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
• occur verb To happen or take place.
• rise verb To move upward or increase.

Senses

opkomen is used for these senses in English:

• fight (intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
• occur (impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
• rise (of a celestial body) To appear to move upwards from behind the horizon of a planet as a result of the planet's rotation.

fight — full definition

1. verb To engage in physical combat or violence with someone.
2. verb To struggle or campaign strongly for or against something.
3. noun An instance of physical combat or a violent confrontation.
4. noun A conflict, argument, or contest, not necessarily physical.
5. noun The determination or spirit needed to keep struggling.

occur — full definition

1. verb To happen or take place.
2. verb To come to mind suddenly.
3. verb To exist or be found somewhere.

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