What does occur mean?
Definitions for occur
əˈkɜroc·cur
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word occur.
Princeton's WordNet
happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place(verb)
come to pass
"What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
occur, come(verb)
come to one's mind; suggest itself
"It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
occur(verb)
to be found to exist
"sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
GCIDE
Occur(v. i.)
To come to the mind; to arise in the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory; -- of an idea or thought; as, it never occurred to me to call John to ask.
Etymology: [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see Ob-) + currere to run. See Course.]
Wiktionary
occur(Verb)
To happen or take place.
The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
Etymology: Originally "meet, meet in argument", from occurrer, from occurro from prefix ob- + verb curro.
occur(Verb)
To present or offer itself.
I will write if the opportunity occurs.
Etymology: Originally "meet, meet in argument", from occurrer, from occurro from prefix ob- + verb curro.
occur(Verb)
To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
Etymology: Originally "meet, meet in argument", from occurrer, from occurro from prefix ob- + verb curro.
occur(Verb)
To be present or found.
The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.
Etymology: Originally "meet, meet in argument", from occurrer, from occurro from prefix ob- + verb curro.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Occur
o-kur′, v.i. to come or be presented to the mind: to happen: to appear: to be found here and there: to coincide in time:—pr.p. occur′ring; pa.p. occurred′.—ns. Occur′rence, anything that occurs: an event, esp. one unlooked for or unplanned: occasional presentation; Occur′rent, one who comes to meet another: (B.) an occurrence or chance.—adj. (B.) coming in the way. [Fr.,—L. occurrĕre—ob, towards, currĕre, to run.]
Editors Contribution
occur
To exist.
The reality is the schedule is created for the train timetable to occur daily.
Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'occur' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1818
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'occur' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3274
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'occur' in Verbs Frequency: #142
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of occur in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of occur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of occur in a Sentence
It's a good community, the crime rate is relatively low, we don't have many incidents that occur in the area.
In the future, should Zika virus transmission occur in other areas, blood collection establishments will be able to continue to collect blood and use the investigational screening test, minimizing disruption to the blood supply.
Be on the alert to recognize your prime at whatever time of your life it may occur.
This is a big problem because the majority of plant and animal species occur in the tropics.
It’s important to look at missteps at all three levels of government - local, state and federal - so such a crisis doesn’t occur again.
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- stát se, se, napadnout, udát se, odehrát se, dít se, nastatCzech
- forekommeDanish
- vorkommen, in den Sinn kommen, passieren, einfallen, auftretenGerman
- ocurrir, tincar, presentarSpanish
- meenuma, esinema, tekkimaEstonian
- tapahtua, juolahtaa, tulla mieleen, esiintyä, sattua, mieli, tarjoutuaFinnish
- produire, présenter, avoir lieu, venir à l'idée, arriver, passer, retrouverFrench
- tachair, buail air, buail an ceannScottish Gaelic
- पाए जाते हैंHindi
- eszébe jut, előfordul, megtalálhatóHungarian
- eventarIdo
- מתרחשHebrew
- 思い浮かぶ, ある, 起こるJapanese
- ڕێکهوتن, ڕوودانKurdish
- evenio, cado, subeo, supervenio, occurro, accido, incidoLatin
- afalenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- се јавува, се појавува, текнува, се среќаваMacedonian
- voordoen, gebeuren, invallen, verschijnen, plaatsvinden, zich, aanbieden, voorkomen, opkomenDutch
- inntreffe, forekommeNorwegian
- wydarzać się, występować, wydarzyć sięPolish
- ocorrer, encontrar, acontecerPortuguese
- treceRomanian
- приходить в головуRussian
- pasti na pametSerbo-Croatian
- ske, äga rum, förekomma, händaSwedish
- olmak, hatırlamak, hazır olmak, aklına gelmekTurkish
- виникатиUkrainian
- xảy raVietnamese
- ariver, sorvini, aspiter, si troverWalloon
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