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- [uh-kur]
- /əˈkɜr/
- /əˈkɜː(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-kur]
- /əˈkɜr/
Definitions of occur word
- verb without object occur to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur? 1
- verb without object occur to be met with or found; present itself; appear. 1
- verb without object occur to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually followed by to): An idea occurred to me. 1
- noun occur Happen; take place. 1
- intransitive verb occur happen 1
- intransitive verb occur exist 1
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Origin of occur
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Latin occurrere to run to meet, arrive, meet, equivalent to oc- oc- + currere to run
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Parts of speech for Occur
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
occur popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
occur usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for occur
verb occur
- happen — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- take place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- befall — If something bad or unlucky befalls you, it happens to you.
- arise — If a situation or problem arises, it begins to exist or people start to become aware of it.
- come about — When you say how or when something came about, you say how or when it happened.
Antonyms for occur
verb occur
- hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
- precede — to go before, as in place, order, rank, importance, or time.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
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