Occur
[ə'kɜː] or [ə'kɝ]
Definition
(verb.) come to one's mind; suggest itself; 'It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary'; 'A great idea then came to her'.
(verb.) to be found to exist; 'sexism occurs in many workplaces'; 'precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil'.
Checker: Yale--From WordNet
Definition
(v. i.) To meet; to clash.
(v. i.) To go in order to meet; to make reply.
(v. i.) To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs.
(v. i.) To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.
Editor: Vicky
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. n. [1]. Appear, arise, offer, come into view, present itself, be met with, meet the eye.[2]. Come to one's mind, come into one's head, flash on the mind.[3]. Befall, happen, fall out, take place, come about, come to pass.
Checker: Rene
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Befall, happen, betide, supervene, take_place, appear, arise
ANT:Pass, threaten, impend
Checked by Antoine
Definition
v.i. to come or be presented to the mind: to happen: to appear: to be found here and there: to coincide in time:—pr.p. occur′ring; pa.p. occurred′.—ns. Occur′rence anything that occurs: an event esp. one unlooked for or unplanned: occasional presentation; Occur′rent one who comes to meet another: (B.) an occurrence or chance.—adj. (B.) coming in the way.
Edited by Alison
Examples
- Undoubtedly many cases occur in which we cannot explain how the same species could have passed from one point to the other. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Such things do occur, undoubtedly. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Such sudden alternations from mental vacuity do sometimes occur thus quietly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Does nothing occur to you? Jane Austen. Emma.
- Valuable metallic ores, such as those of gold, platinum, tin, copper and iron, often occur in the form of sand or mixed with that substance. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Did it, by any chance, occur to you when you came to this house that I was not the sort of man you could trifle with? Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I can only repeat that such cases certainly occur, and seem to me very remarkable. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- He thought no more of the matter until he heard in the evening of the tragedy that had occurred. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- As events turned out, no such emergency as this occurred. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He knew her illnesses; they never occurred but for her own convenience. Jane Austen. Emma.
- In connection with the adoption of this lubricating system there occurred another instance of his knowledge of materials and intuitive insight into the nature of things. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It was while I was in the carriage, just as we reached the trainer's house, that the immense significance of the curried mutton occurred to me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I made the first civil excuse that occurred to me for leaving Mr. Gilmore, and returned at once to the house. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Such an imagination has crossed me, I own, Emma; and if it never occurred to you before, you may as well take it into consideration now. Jane Austen. Emma.
- There was no harm in sending him there you know; for I can easily change my mind when he comes back, if anything which I like better occurs. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Somebody pays for this, is a thought that naturally occurs to us; who pays? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Here again occurs the reference to the incessant night-work at Menlo Park, a note that is struck in every reminiscence and in every record of the time. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- One of the difficulties in silo construction is to avoid spreading of the building, which sometimes occurs through lateral pressure of the contents when settling. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- Tuning forks do not produce strong tones unless mounted on hollow wooden boxes (Fig. 175), whose size and shape are so adjusted that resonance occurs and strengthens the sound. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- But now a fearful circumstance occurs. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- If the pressure on a gas is greatly increased, a sudden transformation sometimes occurs and the gas becomes a liquid. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The figures are the number of typhoid deaths occurring yearly out of 100,000 inhabitants. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The exceptions occurring among Brahmins or Mahometans or the ancient Persians, are of that sort which may be said to prove the rule. Plato. The Republic.
- The observation is suggested to me by what is now occurring. Plato. The Republic.
- This first serious railway accident, occurring at the very opening of the line, cast a gloom over the event. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- This occurring many times in rapid succession is what causes the teeth to chatter. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- But why,' said the young man, 'why run the chance of that occurring which so nearly happened? Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The blending of the individual taps, occurring at regular intervals, has produced a sustained musical tone. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
Edited by Julius