Definitions for occurrenceəˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr-
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
oc•cur•renceəˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr-(n.)
the action, fact, or instance of occurring.
something that happens; event; incident:
several unexpected occurrences.
Origin of occurrence:
1530–40; prob. < MF
oc•cur′rent(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event(noun)
an event that happens
occurrence(noun)
an instance of something occurring
"a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
occurrence(noun)əˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr-
sth that happens
a common/rare occurrence; several new occurrences of the disease
occurrenceəˈkɜr əns, əˈkʌr-
the fact that sth happens
the frequent occurrence of earthquakes in the area
Wiktionary
occurrence(Noun)
Actual instance where a situation arises
Translations for occurrence
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- voorval, gebeurtenis, verskynselAfrikaans
- حادِثَه، حُدوثArabic
- появаBulgarian
- ocorrênciaPortuguese (BR)
- událostCzech
- das EreignisGerman
- hændelseDanish
- συμβάν, περιστατικόGreek
- sucesoSpanish
- juhtumEstonian
- اتفاقFarsi
- tapahtumaFinnish
- événementFrench
- אירוּעHebrew
- घटनाHindi
- događaj, pojavaCroatian
- eseményHungarian
- kejadianIndonesian
- viðburðurIcelandic
- avvenimentoItalian
- でき事Japanese
- 발생Korean
- atsitikimas,įvykis, reiškinysLithuanian
- gadījums; notikumsLatvian
- kejadianMalay
- voorvalDutch
- hendelse; forekomstNorwegian
- wydarzeniePolish
- اتفاقPersian
- پيښهPashto
- ocorrênciaPortuguese
- evenimentRomanian
- случайRussian
- udalosťSlovak
- dogodekSlovenian
- događajSerbian
- händelse, tilldragelseSwedish
- เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นThai
- olay, hadiseTurkish
- 發生Chinese (Trad.)
- випадок; заляганняUkrainian
- واقعہUrdu
- sự kiện, sự cốVietnamese
- 发生Chinese (Simp.)
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