occur in English dictionary

  • occur

    Meanings and definitions of "occur"

    • To happen or take place
    • To present or offer itself
    • To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
    • (sciences) To be present or found.
    • verb
      To happen or take place.
    • verb
      To present or offer (itself).
    • verb
      (impersonal)
      To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest (itself).
    • verb
      (sciences)
      To be present or found.
    • to take place
    • present itself
    • meet or come to the mind
    • to be present or found
    • occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents)
    • To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself;
    • (For an event) Have a real existence.
    • To come to pass.
    • 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
      come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
    • verb
      to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

    Synonyms of "occur" in English dictionary

    appear, come along, hap are the top synonyms of "occur" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of occur

    • occurs, occurred, occurred, occurring
    • occur ( third-person singular simple present occurs, present participle occurring, simple past and past participle occurred)
    • occur (third-person singular simple present occurs, present participle occurring, simple past and past participle occurred)
  • Occur

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