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–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 Audio Help (ə-kûr') Pronunciation Key
intr.v. oc·curred, oc·cur·ring, oc·curs

To take place; come about. See Synonyms at happen.
To be found to exist or appear: Copper deposits occur in the region.
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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occur

1527, "meet, meet in argument," from M.Fr. occurrer, from L. occurrere "run to meet, run against, befall, present itself," from ob "against, toward" + currere "to run" (see current). Sense development is from "meet" to "present itself" to "appear" to "happen" ("present itself in the course of events"). Meaning "to come into one's mind" is from 1626.

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occur
verb
1.	come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen]
2.	come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
3.	to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

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occur1 [əˈkəː] verb — past tense, past participle ocˈcurred

to take place
Example: The accident occurred yesterday morning.

Arabic:	يَحْدُث
Chinese (Simplified):	发生
Chinese (Traditional):	發生
Czech:	stát se
Danish:	ske
Dutch:	plaatsvinden
Estonian:	juhtuma
Finnish:	tapahtua
French:	se produire
German:	sich ereignen
Greek:	συμβαίνω, γίνομαι
Hungarian:	(meg)történik
Icelandic:	koma fyrir
Indonesian:	terjadi
Italian:	accadere, succedere

Japanese:	起こる
Korean:	일어나다, 발생하다
Latvian:	atgadīties; notikt
Lithuanian:	atsitikti, įvykti
Norwegian:	hende, skje
Polish:	zdarzyć się, zajść
Portuguese (Brazil):	ocorrer
Portuguese (Portugal):	ocorrer
Romanian:	a avea loc, a se petrece
Russian:	случаться
Slovak:	stať sa
Slovenian:	zgoditi se
Spanish:	ocurrir, suceder, tener lugar
Swedish:	inträffa, hända, ske
Turkish:	olmak, meydana gelmek

occur2 [əˈkəː] verb

(with to) to come into one's mind
Example: An idea occurred to him; It occurred to me to visit my parents.

Arabic:	يَخْطُر في بالِه، يَتَبادَر إلى ذِهْنِه
Chinese (Simplified):	想到，想起
Chinese (Traditional):	想到，想起
Czech:	napadnout (koho)
Danish:	falde ind
Dutch:	opkomen
Estonian:	turgatama
Finnish:	juolahtaa mieleen
French:	venir à l'esprit (de)
German:	einfallen
Greek:	έρχομαι στο νου, περνώ από το μυαλό
Hungarian:	eszébe jut
Icelandic:	koma (e-m) í hug
Indonesian:	terpikir
Italian:	(venire in mente)

Japanese:	心に浮かぶ
Korean:	떠오르다, 생각나다
Latvian:	ienākt prātā
Lithuanian:	ateiti į galvą
Norwegian:	falle inn, slå
Polish:	przyjść (do głowy)
Portuguese (Brazil):	ocorrer
Portuguese (Portugal):	ocorrer
Romanian:	a(-i) veni în minte; a-i trece prin cap
Russian:	приходить в голову
Slovak:	napadnúť (koho)
Slovenian:	priti na misel
Spanish:	ocurrir
Swedish:	falla ngn in
Turkish:	aklına gelmek

occur3 [əˈkəː] verb

to be found
Example: Oil occurs under the sea.

Arabic:	يَنْوَجِد
Chinese (Simplified):	被发现，存在
Chinese (Traditional):	被發現，存在
Czech:	vyskytovat se
Danish:	findes
Dutch:	zich bevinden
Estonian:	leiduma
Finnish:	esiintyä
French:	se trouver
German:	vorkommen
Greek:	βρίσκομαι
Hungarian:	(meg)található
Icelandic:	finnast
Indonesian:	ditemukan
Italian:	trovarsi

Japanese:	見出される
Korean:	보이다, 나타나다
Latvian:	būt sastopamam, *atrodamam
Lithuanian:	pasitaikyti
Norwegian:	finnes, forekomme
Polish:	występować
Portuguese (Brazil):	ocorrer, encontrar-se
Portuguese (Portugal):	existir
Romanian:	a se găsi
Russian:	встречаться
Slovak:	vyskytovať sa
Slovenian:	nahajati se
Spanish:	existir, encontrarse
Swedish:	förekomma, finnas, påträffas
Turkish:	bulunmak

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Occur

Oc*cur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Occurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Occurring.] [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.

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