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occur
[uh-kur]
verb (used without object)
to happen; take place; come to pass.
When did the accident occur?
Synonyms:to be met with or found; present itself; appear.
Modest amounts of fructose occur naturally in fruits and vegetables.
Synonyms: , ,to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually followed byto ).
An idea occurred to me.
occur
/ ÉĖ°ģÉĖ /
verb
to happen; take place; come about
to be found or be present; exist
(foll by to) to be realized or thought of (by); suggest itself (to)
Usage
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- preoccur verb (used without object)
- reoccur verb (used without object)
- unoccurring adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of occur1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
A sewer robot that monitors pipework and raises blockage alerts before flooding occurs is set for its first mission.
The government said it would order the "restoration of the ecological impacts that occur" there.
The last time logging occurred on the property was in 2007.
More must be done to hold oil companies to account for environmental damage currently occurring in Nigeria, the organisation added.
The inevitable split occurred, and along with the restaurant went the social life, friends, the house and even the cat.
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