occur

1. (intransitive) To happen or take place.
2. (intransitive) To present or offer itself.
3. (impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
4. (intransitive) To be present or found.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈkɜː/

Etymology

Originally "meet (in argument)", borrowed from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrō (“run to meet, run against, befall, present itself”) from prefix ob- (“against”) + verb currō (“run, hurry, move”).

Synonyms

happen

take place

appear

come about

arise

befall

come

pass

come up

go on

come to pass

transpire

rise

emerge

be

turn up

hap

start

caused

develop

strike

pass off

come to mind

fall out

fall

betide

become

bechance

break out

break

supervene

come into existence

produce

produced

arrive

begin

offer

originate

get

come across

ensue

chance

🎲

carry on

carried out

bear

🐻

end up

doubt

bring about

appeal

affect

Sentences

It didn't even occur to the boy to flee .

The referendum did not provide how the reduction of members was to occur .

It can also occur in more open wet thickets and meadows .

Chemical hazards are systems where chemical accidents could occur under certain circumstances .