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2 dictionary results for: Occurring
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oc·cur       [uh-kur] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used without object), -curred, -cur·ring.
1.to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
2.to be met with or found; present itself; appear.
3.to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually fol. by to): An idea occurred to me.
[Origin: 1520–30; < L occurrere to run to meet, arrive, meet, equiv. to oc- oc- + currere to run]

—Synonyms 1. befall. See happen. 2. arise, offer.
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oc·cur       (ə-kûr')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   oc·curred, oc·cur·ring, oc·curs
  1. To take place; come about. See Synonyms at happen.
  2. To be found to exist or appear: Copper deposits occur in the region.
  3. To come to mind: The idea never occurred to me.


[Latin occurrere : ob-, toward; see ob- + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

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