occur

[ uh-kur ]

/ əˈkɜr /

verb (used without object), oc·curred, oc·cur·ring.

to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?

to be met with or found; present itself; appear.

to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually followed by to): An idea occurred to me.

Words nearby occur

occupational safety and health administration, occupational therapy, occupied territories, occupier, occupy, occur, occur to one, occurrence, occurrent, occy, ocd

Origin of occur

1520–30; < Latin occurrere to run to meet, arrive, meet, equivalent to oc- oc- + currere to run

SYNONYMS FOR occur

1 befall. See happen.

2 arise, offer.

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OTHER WORDS FROM occur

pre·oc·cur, verb (used without object), pre·oc·curred, pre·oc·cur·ring.re·oc·cur, verb (used without object), re·oc·curred, re·oc·cur·ring.un·oc·cur·ring, adjective

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Examples from the Web for occurred

We can construct excuses based on the evil that occurred September 11th.
Dick Cheney vs. ‘Unbroken’|Mike Barnicle|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The most violent offense committed by Wahlberg occurred on the night of April 8, 1988.
Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap Sheet|Marlow Stern|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As I talked with her, it occurred to me that my election was about much more than me.
During Advent, Lots of Waiting, But Not Enough Hope|Gene Robinson|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It took me a few days but I eventually told him what had occurred.
How I Stopped My Rapist|Natasha Alexenko|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Tellingly, but not coincidentally, the greatest expansion of Medicaid has occurred in Deep Blue America.
With Immigration Move, Obama and the Welfare Party Strike Again|Lloyd Green|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ayrton was then made acquainted with the facts which had occurred during his seclusion.
The Secret of the Island|W.H.G. Kingston (translation from Jules Verne)
A thought had occurred to him and so it belonged to her also.
War and Peace|Leo Tolstoy
In conservative Cyprus there was not that break with the past which occurred in other portions of the Greek world.
The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature|Various
It occurred to him presently that he could steer as well as propel his float with his feet.
The Border Watch|Joseph A. Altsheler
His intimate friend, who came with him, had the good fortune to be close to Bertha, and had witnessed all that had occurred.
Materialized Apparitions|Edward Augustus Brackett

British Dictionary definitions for occurred

occur

/ (əˈkɜː) /

verb -curs, -curring or -curred (intr)

to happen; take place; come about

to be found or be present; exist

(foll by to) to be realized or thought of (by); suggest itself (to)

Word Origin for occur

C16: from Latin occurrere to run up to, from ob- to + currere to run

usage for occur

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

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verb (used without object), oc·curred, oc·cur·ring.

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verb -curs, -curring or -curred (intr)

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