OCCUR

happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place

(verb) come to pass; “What is happening?”; “The meeting took place off without an incidence”; “Nothing occurred that seemed important”

occur, come

(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”

occur

(verb) to be found to exist; “sexism occurs in many workplaces”; “precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

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

(intransitive) To happen or take place.

(intransitive) To present or offer itself.

(impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.

(intransitive, sciences) To be present or found.

Synonyms

• (happen): belimp (obsolete), betide (obsolete), betime (obsolete), come to pass, happen, take place; See also happen

• (present itself): appear, arise, come up

• (meet or come to the mind)

• (be present or found)

Source: Wiktionary

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Oc*cur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Occurred(); p. pr. & vb. n. Occurring.] Etym: [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see Ob-) + currere to run. See Course.]

1. To meet; to clash. [Obs.] The resistance of the bodies they occur with. Bentley.

2. To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.] I must occur to one specious objection. Bentley.

3. To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs. In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense. Locke.

4. To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory. There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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