occur
/ə'kə:/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To happen or take place: To come into existence or be experienced; to be found or present in a particular place or situation.
- To come to mind: To be thought of or realized by someone.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (To happen):
- The accident occurred at midnight.
- A strange phenomenon occurs in this region every spring.
- Verb (To come to mind):
- It never occurred to me to ask for help.
- Did it occur to you that they might be late?
- Verb (To be found):
- This species of flower occurs only in high altitudes.
- Typos occur frequently in early drafts.
Advanced Usage
- "occur to": (phrasal verb) To come into someone's mind.
- The solution occurred to her in a dream.
- "as/if/when the need arises/occurs": (idiomatic phrase) When it becomes necessary.
- Additional staff will be hired as the need occurs.
Variants and Related Words
- Occurrence (n): An event or incident; the fact or frequency of something happening.
- Traffic jams are a common occurrence here.
- Recur (v): To occur again or repeatedly.
- The theme recurs throughout the novel.
Synonyms
- Happen: To take place.
- Take place: To happen, especially as planned.
- Come to mind: To be thought of.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Occur to: To come into one's thoughts.
- It suddenly occurred to me that I had left the oven on.
Related Idioms
- It occurs to someone that...: Used to introduce a thought or idea that someone has.
- It occurred to John that he had forgotten his keys.
Verb
- to be found to exist
- sexism occurs in many workplaces
- precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil
- come to one's mind; suggest itself
- It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
- A great idea then came to her
- come to pass
- What is happening?
- The meeting took place off without an incidence
- Nothing occurred that seemed important