Dictionary

occur en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /əˈkʌr/ (Scotland)
• /əˈkøː/ (New-Zealand)
• /əˈkɛː/ Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger
• /əˈkɜː/ (Australia, Received-Pronunciation)
• audio Queensland
• /əˈkɝ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /əˈkeː/ Liverpool, fair–fur merger
• (California) audio
• /əˈkɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger

Etymology

Originally "meet (in argument)", borrowed from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrō (“run to meet, run against, befall, present itself”) from prefix ob- (“against”) + verb currō (“run, hurry, move”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To happen or take place.
   • And no use for anyone to tell Charles that this was because the Family was in mourning for Mr Granville Darracott […]: Charles might only have been second footman at Darracott Place for a couple of months when that disaster occurred, but no one could gammon him into thinking that my lord cared a spangle for his heir. 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:
   • The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
2. (intransitive) To present or offer itself.
   • I will write if the opportunity occurs.
3. (impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
   • One little incident of my school days occurs to me as amusing.
   • It occurred to him to tell me of the problem.
   • Apparently it never occurs to them that you can't make rapid, drastic changes in the technology and the economy of a society without causing rapid changes in all other aspects of the society as well, […] 1995, Theodore Kaczynski, Industrial Society and Its Future:
4. (intransitive) To be present or found.
   • The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.

Forms

Deriveds

reoccur · coöccur · occurrable · what's occurring · co-occur · occurable

Relateds

occurrent · occurrence

Synonyms

come to pass · take place · hit · appear (present itself) · arise (present itself) · betide · betime · belimp (happen) · happen · come up (present itself)

Translations (215)

cs stát se (take place) · es presentarse (present itself) · tr olmak (present itself) · fi esiintyä (be present or found) · grc συμφέρω (take place) · la evenio (present itself) · sh pasti na pamet (meet or come to the mind) · ja 起こる (take place) · ang ġeweorþan (take place) · sq ndodh (take place) · ary جرى (take place) · sv förekomma (be present or found) · ary طرا (take place) · ta காண் (be present or found) · es ocurrir (take place) · la evenio (meet or come to the mind) · gd buail an ceann (meet or come to the mind) · pl wydarzyć się (take place) · be зда́рыцца (take place) · la supervenio (present itself) · sl zgodíti se (take place) · no inntreffe (present itself) · lo ເປັນ (take place) · de einfallen (meet or come to the mind) · ckb ڕێکەوتن (present itself) · de vorkommen (present itself) · fi juolahtaa mieleen (meet or come to the mind) · nl voorkomen (be present or found) · fr se produire (present itself) · ur ہونا (take place) · ta வா (present itself) · th เกิด (take place) · fi tarjoutua (present itself) · de passieren (take place) · pt acontecer (take place) · bg хру́мне (meet or come to the mind) · be адбы́цца (take place) · cs odehrát se (take place) · pt ocorrer (take place) · fa به عقل رسیدن (meet or come to the mind) · cmn 發生 /发生 (take place) · km កើតឡើង (take place) · uk учини́тися (take place) · hu előfordul (be present or found) · bg слу́ча се (take place) · bg намирам се (be present or found) · ur بیتنا (take place) · uk відбу́тися (take place) · ta கிடை (present itself) · bg слу́чвам се (take place) · de vorkommen (take place) · ru произойти́ (take place) · ckb ڕوودان (present itself) · mk се јавува (be present or found) · fr se retrouver (be present or found) · gd tachair (take place) · mi wheriko (meet or come to the mind) · la cadō (take place) · pt ocorrer (present itself) · sv inträffa (present itself) · it venire in mente (meet or come to the mind) · uk чини́тися (take place) · ta தோன்று (be present or found) · uk ста́тися (take place) · mk се случува (take place) · fr avoir lieu (take place) · de in den Sinn kommen (meet or come to the mind) · it sovvenire (meet or come to the mind) · fa پیداآمدن (be present or found) · tr (bir yerde) hazır olmak (be present or found) · la eveniō (take place) · hu eszébe jut (meet or come to the mind) · ta தோன்று (meet or come to the mind) · wa sorvini (take place) · es tincar (meet or come to the mind) · sk nastať (take place) · la incidō (take place) · mn болох (take place) · be здара́цца (take place) · cs napadnout (meet or come to the mind) · ja 思い浮かぶ (meet or come to the mind) · mi tū (take place) · ga rith le (meet or come to the mind) · no forekomme (be present or found) · uk роби́тися (take place) · nl voorkomen (present itself) · uk приходити в голову (meet or come to the mind) · uk спадати на думку (meet or come to the mind) · pl trafiać się (take place) · es ocurrírsele (meet or come to the mind) · cs vyskytnout se (present itself) · fi tapahtua (present itself) · hi बीतना (take place) · et tekkima (present itself) · ar وَقَعَ (take place) · ja 起る (take place) · nl verschijnen (meet or come to the mind) · fr avoir lieu (present itself) · ba булыу (take place) · sv äga rum (take place) · wa aspiter (a l' idêye) (meet or come to the mind) · nl zich aanbieden (present itself) · wa sorvini (present itself) · ru случи́ться (take place) · sv ske (take place) · pl dziać się (take place) · wa ariver (present itself) · ru происходи́ть (take place) · de stattfinden (take place) · tr aklına gelmek (meet or come to the mind) · ko 일어나다 (take place) · mk се појавува (present itself) · fr se présenter (present itself) · la subeō (take place) · sh dogoditi se (take place) · cs nastat (take place) · ar طَرَأَ (take place) · ja ある (be present or found) · gd tachair (be present or found) · sk udiať sa (take place) · uk зроби́тися (take place) · pl zdarzać się (take place) · io eventar (present itself) · ko 발생하다 (take place) · pt encontrar-se (be present or found) · wa si trover (be present or found) · mk се среќава (be present or found) · bo བྱུང (take place) · enm spryngen (take place) · tr hatırlamak (meet or come to the mind) · gd tachair (present itself) · fa اتفاق افتادن (take place) · fr venir à l'idée (de quelqu'un) (meet or come to the mind) · pt ocorrer (be present or found) · ro trece (meet or come to the mind) · la occurro (meet or come to the mind) · az vaqe olmaq (take place) · mk се случи (take place) · mk текнува (meet or come to the mind) · et toimuma (take place) · fr se produire (take place) · mi ohia (meet or come to the mind) · yue 發生 /发生 (take place) · et meenuma (meet or come to the mind) · zdj udjiri (take place) · sh догодити се (take place) · nl opkomen (meet or come to the mind) · sk stať sa (take place) · hu megtalálható (be present or found) · ka მოხდომა (take place) · nl zich voordoen (present itself) · la evenio (be present or found) · pl trafić się (take place) · pl zdarzyć się (take place) · cs naskytnout se (present itself) · nl gebeuren (present itself) · nl plaatsvinden (take place) · pl napaść (meet or come to the mind) · cs dít se (take place) · ru приходи́ть в голову (meet or come to the mind) · et esinema (be present or found) · ca ocórrer (take place) · ar حَدَثَ (take place) · fr arriver (present itself) · cs udát se (take place) · fi tulla mieleen (meet or come to the mind) · bg срещам се (be present or found) · tr olmak (take place) · gl ocorrer (take place) · ary وقع (take place) · be тра́піцца (take place) · sv hända (take place) · fi sattua (present itself) · lo ເກີດ (take place) · da forekomme (be present or found) · de passieren (present itself) · ang on mōd berinnan (meet or come to the mind) · vi xảy ra (take place) · pl stać się (take place) · ur پیش آنا (take place) · lb afalen (meet or come to the mind) · hy պատահել (take place) · no skje (take place) · chr ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ (take place) · nl invallen (meet or come to the mind) · fa رخ دادن (take place) · la accidō (take place) · uk трапля́тися (take place) · gd buail air (meet or come to the mind) · pl wydarzać się (take place) · bg до́йде на ум (meet or come to the mind) · it verificarsi (take place) · ta நட (take place) · de vorkommen (be present or found) · grc τυγχάνω (take place) · ja ある (present itself) · be трапля́цца (take place) · pl występować (be present or found) · nl plaatsvinden (present itself) · lo ບັງເກີດ (take place) · uk става́тися (take place) · uk тра́питися (take place) · eu bururatu (take place) · el περνώ (meet or come to the mind) · km កើត (take place) · nb forekomme (take place) · uk зчини́тися (take place) · sl napadnúť (meet or come to the mind) · fr se passer (present itself) · ru случа́ться (take place) · wa ariver (take place) · be адбыва́цца (take place) · pt ocorrer (meet or come to the mind) · fi tapahtua (take place) · uk відбува́тися (take place)