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Meaning of 'occur'
Meaning of 'occur' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Occur 
[ v. i.]
- To meet; to clash. [ v. i.]- To go in order to meet; to make reply.
- 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.
- To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.
Meaning of 'occur' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. occur [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- come to one's mind; suggest itself
- come to one's mind; suggest itself
Example in sentence:
- A great idea then came to her;
- It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
Meaning (2):
- to be found to exist
- to be found to exist
Example in sentence:
- precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil;
- sexism occurs in many workplaces
Meaning (3):
- come to pass
- come to pass
Example in sentence:
- Nothing occurred that seemed important;
- The meeting took place off without an incidence;
- What is happening?
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