occurred

[ uh-kurd ]
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adjective
  1. having happened or taken place: With this pause feature on the timer, you don't have to reset your current session because of any occurred interruption.

  2. having appeared or presented itself: The area is a naturally occurred sand dune system covering two square kilometers.

verb
  1. the simple past tense and past participle of occur.

Origin of occurred

1
First recorded in 1890–95; occur + -ed2 for the adjective senses; occur + -ed1 for the verb sense

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