occur
to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
to be met with or found; present itself; appear: Modest amounts of fructose occur naturally in fruits and vegetables.
to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually followed by to): An idea occurred to me.
Origin of occur
1synonym study For occur
Other words for occur
1 | befall |
2 | arise, exist, offer, manifest itself, show itself |
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
Words Nearby occur
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How to use occur in a sentence
Eating disorders, on the other hand, are driven largely by biological processes that occur on the inside.
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Red Tape and Black Boxes: Why We Keep ‘Losing’ Airliners in 2014 | Clive Irving | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey maintain that the initial radicalization tends to occur offline before it is then reinforced online.
We, on the other hand, on the police side, will naturally gear up to deal with any potential contingency that might occur.
After No Indictment for Eric Garner Killer, Is NYC the Next Ferguson? | Jacob Siegel | December 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDiagnosis of CTE is often considered to be specialized and has to occur at a designated institution like Boston University.
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Sometimes in the case of large plants, cones have been known to occur on the tips of the branches of the Marsh Horsetail.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThe upper part of the stem is usually unbranched, but whorls of branches occur towards the base.
How to Know the Ferns | S. Leonard BastinThey generally occur together, but the pigment is not infrequently present alone.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddWith this I will end this letter, leaving it in this state until it is time to seal it, in case anything should occur to be added.
And if that was the case, Mrs. Robin didn't mean to let anything of the kind occur again.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole | Arthur Scott Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for occur
/ (əˈkɜː) /
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)
Origin of occur
1usage For occur
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