Definitions for occur
əˈkɜroc·cur

Princeton's WordNet(2.87 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. occur(verb)

   to be found to exist

   "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

GCIDE(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. occur

   To exist.

   The reality is it does occur but with respect.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 13, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'occur' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1818

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'occur' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3274

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'occur' in Verbs Frequency: #142

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of occur in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of occur in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of occur in a Sentence

1. Alastair Hay:

   Because the nerve agents compromise nerve and muscle function, their effects are widespread and where deaths occur these are usually due to either respiratory or circulatory failure, or both.

2. Mark Misczak:

   I would agree with FEMA's current assessment, that they're sitting fine as far as funding is concerned, but future events between now and the end of September could change that. It depends on how many( disasters occur) and the severity.

3. Henry Kissinger:

   The great tragedies of history occur not when right confronts wrong but when two rights confront each other.

4. Joe Bidens:

   I didn't consult with anybody but me in that decision because I was sitting on the way down finalizing the plan, and what hit me was we're in a situation where when the assault was going on in Georgia, what's going on in Alabama, Missouri, it's just outrageous, and, look, I made a commitment that I would not ever attempt to impose my religious views on anyone else in terms of how it relates to this most unique question in all of humanity : When does the human life begin ? When does that occur ?

5. Jeff Baran:

   Instead of requiring nuclear power plants to be prepared for the actual flooding and earthquake hazards that could occur at their sites, the NRC will allow them to be prepared only for the old out-of-date hazards typically calculated decades ago when the science of seismology and hydrology was far less advanced than it is today.

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