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occurred

[ uh-kurd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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

First recorded in 1890–95; occur + -ed ² for the adjective senses; occur + -ed ¹ for the verb sense

A couple of people were treated for minor injuries but no major incidents occurred.

However, that switch to potatoes occurred around the 19th Century.

Suddenly, light flooded the room, and I found myself lying on a filthy orange sofa across the room from where my rape occurred.

We can construct excuses based on the evil that occurred September 11th.

The second major split between the capital and the court occurred over oral care.

Nothing remarkable occurred in our march through this country.

Now, it immediately occurred to Davy that he had never in his whole life had all the plums he wanted at any one time.

These practical demonstrations occurred usually in the opening enthusiasm of the term.

While Benjy sat contemplating this creature, and wondering what was to be the end of it all, a bright idea occurred to him.

Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.

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