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Meaning of 'occur' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Occur [ v. i.]
- To meet; to clash.
- 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]
Meaning (1):
- 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):
- come to pass
Example in sentence:
  • Nothing occurred that seemed important;
  • The meeting took place off without an incidence;
  • What is happening?
Meaning (3):
- to be found to exist
Example in sentence:
  • precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil;
  • sexism occurs in many workplaces

Nearby Words:

occamy occasion occasionable occasional occasionalism occasionality occasionally occasionate occasioned occasioner

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