German

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Etymology

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zuvor +‎ kommen

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Verb

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zuvorkommen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present kommt zuvor, past tense kam zuvor, past participle zuvorgekommen, past subjunctive käme zuvor, auxiliary sein)

  1. to pre-empt, to anticipate

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