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Dictionary: oc·cur   (ə-kûr') pronunciation
 
intr.v., -curred, -cur·ring, -curs.
  1. To take place; come about. See synonyms at happen.
  2. To be found to exist or appear: Copper deposits occur in the region.
  3. To come to mind: The idea never occurred to me.

[Latin occurrere : ob-, toward; see ob– + currere, to run.]


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verb

  1. To take place: befall, betide, come, come about, come off, develop, hap, happen, pass, transpire. Idioms: come to pass. See happen.
  2. To take place at a set time: come, fall. See happen.
  3. To enter a person's mind: hit, strike. Idioms: cross one's mind. See happen.

 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To happen.

pronunciation It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life. — P. D. James

 
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Common misspelling(s) of occur

  • ocurr
  • occurr

 
Translations: Occur
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - forekomme, hænde, indtræffe

idioms:

  • occur to    falde en ind

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorvallen, voorkomen, geschieden

Français (French)
v. intr. - se produire, se déclarer, apparaître, se présenter (l'occasion), s'effectuer (une visite), se trouver

idioms:

  • occur to    venir à (l'esprit), penser que

Deutsch (German)
v. - vorkommen, sich ereignen

idioms:

  • occur to    einfallen, zustoßen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συμβαίνω, σημειώνομαι, διαδραματίζομαι, εμφανίζομαι, απαντώ, διαβιώ (σε συγκεκριμένη περιοχή), λαχαίνω, τυχαίνω, εκδηλώνομαι, περνώ από τη σκέψη ή το νου, εμφανίζομαι, αναφαίνομαι, συμπίπτω (χρονικά)

idioms:

  • occur to    περνάω από το μυαλό του, έρχομαι στο νου

Italiano (Italian)
accadere, avvenire, esistere

idioms:

  • occur to    venire in mente

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ocorrer, vir à mente

idioms:

  • occur to    ocorrer a

Русский (Russian)
обитать, случаться, происходить

idioms:

  • occur to    приходить в голову

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - ocurrir, pasar, vivir

idioms:

  • occur to    ocurrírsele a

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inträffa, hända, förekomma

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
发生, 出现

idioms:

  • occur to    想起, 想到

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發生, 出現

idioms:

  • occur to    想起, 想到

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 발생하다, 머리에 떠오르다

idioms:

  • occur to    갑자기 ~생각이 떠오르다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 起こる, 心に浮かぶ, 思い出される, 出てくる, 生じる, 存在する

idioms:

  • occur to    胸に浮かぶ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحدث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮קרה, התרחש, הופיע‬


 
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