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occur

verb

oc·​cur ə-ˈkər How to pronounce occur (audio)
occurred; occurring ə-ˈkər-iŋ How to pronounce occur (audio)
-ˈkə-riŋ

intransitive verb

1
: to be found or met with : appear
This bird occurs in New England in the spring.
2
: to come into existence : happen
The accident occurred at 5 p.m.
3
: to come to mind
an idea that has occurred to me

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The Meaning of Occur and the Spelling of Its Forms

Occur has three meanings. It means "to be found or met with; appear," as in "a phenomenon that occurs around the world"; it means "to come into existence; happen," as in "an event that occurred on Friday"; and it means "to come to mind," as in "it occurs to me that the word is quite useful."

It's an unusual-looking word, being so small but with two c's up against each other, and then just a simple r at the end. The r is doubled, though, for the past tense: occurred. And the double r continues in the present participle: occurring.

Example Sentences

The event is scheduled to occur at noon tomorrow. No one was ready for what was about to occur. There's a chance that a similar event will occur in the future. The disease tends to occur in children under the age of five. The plant occurs naturally throughout South America.
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Latin occurrere "to run to meet, confront in a hostile manner, be met, present itself (to the mind)," from oc-, assimilated variant of ob- ob- + currere "to run, roll, move swiftly" — more at current entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of occur was in the 15th century

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