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   occur

   /əˈkəː/

   verb

   • 1. happen; take place: "the accident occurred at about 3.30 p.m." Similar happentake placecome abouttranspirematerializechancearisecrop upturn outfallcomefall outpass offinformal:go downliterary:come to passbefallbetidearchaic:haprare:eventuate
   • ▪ exist or be found to be present in a place or under a particular set of conditions: "radon occurs naturally in rocks such as granite" Similar be foundbe presentexistbe met withappearprevailpresent itselfshow itselfmanifest itselfturn upformal:obtain
   • ▪ (of a thought or idea) come into the mind of: "it occurred to him that he hadn't eaten" Similar enter one's head/mindcross one's mindcome to mindspring to mindcome to onestrike onehit onedawn on onesuggest itselfpresent itselfcome into one's consciousness

   Word Origin late 15th century: from Latin occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOCCUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   • English (US)

     OCCUR meaning: 1. (especially of accidents and other...

   • Znaczenie Occur, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     OCCUR definicja: 1. (especially of accidents and other...

   • Occur: Russian Translation

     OCCUR translate: случаться, происходить . Learn more in the...

   • Occur: Arabic Translation

     OCCUR translate: يَحْدُث, يَحْدُث. Learn more in the...

   • Traditional

     OCCUR translate: 發生, （尤指事故及其他意外事件）發生, 存在, 存在；出現. Learn more...

   • Occur: Korean Translation

     OCCUR translate: -가 발생하다, -가 존재하다 . Learn more in the...

   • Occur: Norwegian Translation

     occur - translate into Norwegian with the English-Norwegian...

   • Occur: Italian Translation

     OCCUR translate: accadere, avvenire, capitare, manifestarsi,...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › occurOccur Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of occur as a verb, with synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related phrases. Occur means to be found or met with, to come into existence, or to come to mind.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › occurOCCUR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Occur definition: to happen; take place; come to pass. See examples of OCCUR used in a sentence.

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › occurOccur - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the verb occur when an event or a thought happens, like when it occurs to you that you've left home without your umbrella. Maybe you didn't hear the forecast that showers would occur this afternoon.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionoccur verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOCCUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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8. www.thefreedictionary.com › occurOccur - definition of occur by The Free Dictionary

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