What is "occur" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does occur mean in English? Meaning of occur definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "occur" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "occur": come to pass

Verb

  • Meaning: come to pass
  • Example: What is happening? The meeting took place off without an incidence Nothing occurred that seemed important
  • Synonyms: come about fall out go on hap happen occur pass pass off take place
  • Hyponyms: anticipate arise backfire backlash bechance befall betide break chance coincide come come around come off come up concur contemporise contemporize develop fall give go go off go over happen intervene materialise materialize operate proceed recoil recrudesce recur repeat result roll around shine strike supervene synchronise synchronize transpire turn out
  • Pronunciation in US: /əˈkɝ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈkɜː/

    Meaning of "occur": come to one's mind; suggest itself

    Verb

  • Meaning: come to one's mind; suggest itself
  • Example: It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary A great idea then came to her
  • Synonyms: come occur
  • Hypernyms: become
  • Pronunciation in US: /əˈkɝ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈkɜː/

    Meaning of "occur": to be found to exist

    Verb

  • Meaning: to be found to exist
  • Example: sexism occurs in many workplaces precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil
  • Synonyms: occur
  • Hyponyms: abound in collocate geminate pair pullulate with run teem in
  • Hypernyms: appear come along
  • Pronunciation in US: /əˈkɝ/

    Pronunciation in UK: /əˈkɜː/

    Synonyms:

    materialize, develop, appear, show, transpire, ensue, exist, result, arise, go, follow, befall, eventuate, manifest, action, chance, smoke, shake, cook, betide, obtain, jell, come about, come off, turn out, turn up, take place, crop up, be found, be present, come to pass, eventualize, present itself, strike, reveal, hit, expose, flash, come to one, dawn on, offer itself, present itself, spring to mind, suggest itself, cross ones mind, go through ones head,

    Antonyms:

    hide, precede, stop, lose,

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    occur in English: occur
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