Dutch Word: omkomen
English Meaning: to be killed, to perish

Word Forms: kwam, kwam om, kwamen, kwamen om, om, omgekomen, omkwamen

Example Sentences:

De politie bevestigde vandaag dat 30 mensen waren omgekomen bij een aanslag met een autobom.
Today the police confirmed that 30 people were killed in a car bomb attack.
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In Frankrijk zijn ten minste 19 mensen omgekomen door overstromingen.
In France, at least 19 people have died in floods.
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Zesenveertig matrozen zijn omgekomen door het ongeluk.
Forty-six sailors died in the accident.
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De soldaat kwam om door een explosie.
The soldier was killed in an explosion.
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Bij het opruimen van mijnen is een Britse soldaat omgekomen.
A British soldier was killed while clearing mines.
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Meer dan 30 opstandelingen kwamen om tijdens de actie.
More than 30 insurgents were killed during the operation.
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Meer dan 50 miljoen mensen kwamen om in de Tweede Wereldoorlog.
More than 50 million people died in the Second World War.
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