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verb (used without object), oc·curred, oc·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 followed by to): An idea occurred to me.
Origin:
1520–30; < Latin occurrere to run to meet, arrive, meet, equivalent to oc- oc- + currere to run
1520–30; < Latin occurrere to run to meet, arrive, meet, equivalent to oc- oc- + currere to run
Related forms
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
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Reoccur
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