oc·cur ( -kûr )intr.v. oc·curred, oc·cur·ring, oc·curs 1. To take place; come about. See Synonyms at happen. 2. To be found to exist or appear: Copper deposits occur in the region. 3. To come to mind: The idea never occurred to me. [Latin occurrere : ob-, toward; see ob- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.] |
occur
Verb
[-curring, -curred]
1. to happen
2. to be found or be present; exist
3. occur to to come into the mind of [Latin occurrere to run up to]
USAGE: It is usually regarded as incorrect to talk of pre-arranged events occurring or happening: the wedding took place (not occurred or happened) in the afternoon.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Verb | 1. | occur - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" recrudesce, develop, break - happen; "Report the news as it develops"; "These political movements recrudesce from time to time" result - come about or follow as a consequence; "nothing will result from this meeting" intervene - occur between other event or between certain points of time; "the war intervened between the birth of her two children" transpire - come about, happen, or occur; "Several important events transpired last week" give - occur; "what gives?" operate - happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?" supervene - take place as an additional or unexpected development come - come to pass; arrive, as in due course; "The first success came three days later"; "It came as a shock"; "Dawn comes early in June" fall - occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" anticipate - be a forerunner of or occur earlier than; "This composition anticipates Impressionism" develop - be gradually disclosed or unfolded; become manifest; "The plot developed slowly"; roll around, come around - happen regularly; "Christmas rolled around again" bechance, befall, happen - happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance; "It happens that today is my birthday"; "These things befell" (Santayana) bechance, befall, betide - become of; happen to; "He promised that no harm would befall her"; "What has become of my children?" backfire, backlash, recoil - come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; "Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble" chance - be the case by chance; "I chanced to meet my old friend in the street" break - happen or take place; "Things have been breaking pretty well for us in the past few months" fall, shine, strike - touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears" turn out - prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right" |
| 2. | occur - come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" become - come into existence; "What becomes has duration" | |
| 3. | occur - to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" come along, appear - come into being or existence, or appear on the scene; "Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago" run - occur persistently; "Musical talent runs in the family" collocate - have a strong tendency to occur side by side; "The words 'new' and 'world' collocate" |
occur
verb 1. happen, take place, come about, follow, result, chance, arise, turn up (informal) come off (informal) ensue, crop up (informal) transpire (informal) befall, materialize, come to pass (archaic) betide, eventuate
verb 2. exist, appear, be found, develop, obtain, turn up, be present, be met with, manifest itself, present itself, show itself
occur to someone come to mind, strike someone, dawn on someone, come to you, spring to mind, cross someone's mind, present itself to someone, enter someone's head, offer itself to someone, suggest itself to someone
USAGE It is usually regarded as incorrect to talk of pre-arranged events occurring or happening. For this meaning a synonym such as take place would be more appropriate: the wedding took place (not occurred or happened) in the afternoon.
Translations
occur [əˈkəːʳ] vi → se produire; [difficulty, opportunity] → se présenter; [phenomenon, error] → se rencontrer;
v occur [əˈkəː]
1 to take place The accident occurred yesterday morning. gebeur, plaasvind يَحْدُث случвам се stát se ske sich ereignen συμβαίνω, γίνομαι ocurrir, suceder, tener lugar juhtuma اتفاق افتادن tapahtua se produire לְהִתרַחֵש घटित होना pojaviti se, dogoditi se (meg)történik terjadi koma fyrir accadere, succedere 起こる 일어나다, 발생하다 atsitikti, įvykti atgadīties; notikt berlaku plaatsvinden hende, skje zdarzyć się, zajść ocorrer a avea loc, a se petrece случаться stať sa zgoditi se dogoditi se inträffa, hända, ske เกิดขึ้น olmak, meydana gelmek 發生 траплятися; відбуватися واقع ہونا xảy ra 发生
2 (withto) to come into one's mind An idea occurred to him; It occurred to me to visit my parents. byval, opkom يَخْطُر في بالِه، يَتَبادَر إلى ذِهْنِه идва ми на ум napadnout (koho) falde ind einfallen έρχομαι στο νου, περνώ από το μυαλό ocurrir turgatama خطور کردن juolahtaa mieleen venir à l'esprit (de) לַעֲלוֹת על דַעתוֹ दिमाग में आना sinuti eszébe jut terpikir koma (e-m) í hug (venire in mente) 心に浮かぶ 떠오르다, 생각나다 ateiti į galvą ienākt prātā terlintas di fikiran opkomen falle inn, slå przyjść (do głowy) ocorrer a(-i) veni în minte; a-i trece prin cap приходить в голову napadnúť (koho) priti na misel pasti na pamet falla ngn in เข้ามาในจิตใจ aklına gelmek 想到，想起 спадати на думку آنا، درآنا nảy ra 想到，想起
3 to be found Oil occurs under the sea. voorkom, kom voor يَنْوَجِد намирам се vyskytovat se findes vorkommen βρίσκομαι existir, encontrarse leiduma یافت شدن esiintyä se trouver לְהִימָצֵא मिलना nalaziti se (meg)található ditemukan finnast trovarsi 見出される 보이다, 나타나다 pasitaikyti būt sastopamam/atrodamam terdapat zich bevinden finnes, forekomme występować existir a se găsi встречаться vyskytovať sa nahajati se nalaziti se förekomma, finnas, påträffas มีอยู่ bulunmak 被發現，存在 залягати پايا جانا tìm thấy 被发现，存在
n ocˈcurrence [-ˈka-, (American ) -ˈkə:-]
a strange occurrence. voorval, gebeurtenis, verskynsel حادِثَه، حُدوث поява událost hændelse das Ereignis συμβάν, περιστατικό suceso juhtum اتفاق sattuma événement אירוּע घटना događaj, pojava esemény kejadian viðburður avvenimento でき事 발생, 사건 atsitikimas, įvykis, reiškinys gadījums; notikums kejadian voorval hendelse; forekomst wydarzenie ocorrência eveniment случай udalosť dogodek događaj händelse, tilldragelse เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้น olay, hadise 發生 випадок; залягання واقعہ sự kiện, sự cố 发生
occurrence, ~occurred and occurring have two r s.
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