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

Edited by Julius

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