(For occasional incidences, NOT used in combination with a definite time)
2.
to seem
("jemandem+Dat vorkommen" - mostly used for things and situations, though it does work for people. The thing "comes before you" in a certain (possibly fake) way. For past tense, "written past/preterit" is more idiomatic.)
3.
to feel like
("sich+Dativ vorkommen" - essentially the same idea as before, but now you "seem to yourself". For past tense, the preterite is more idiomatic.)
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Prefix Verbs Explained - "vorkommen"
A quick look at the meaning of "vorkommen" and why "sich vorkommen" actually became a good way to say how you feel.
In to come and kommen, the beginning has “hardened” but in the Latin branch of “venire”, the soft “v”-portion prevailed. “venire” was the Latin word for to come and which we can see in words like invent, prevent or venture.
The root is also the origin of the word base, which got its meaning from an old word Greek word for going, making steps. That’s also where diabetes is from, which originally was about passing through, specifically urine “passing through”
The most surprising German member is the adjective bequem, which actually ties in quite well with the side idea of “become” as in “to fit, to suit”. Just think of “unbecoming”.
here’s an (incomplete) list of the relatives in English:
to come
to become
base, basis (“going there, making steps”)
invent, invention, inventory (“coming in, going in”)
