occur

CEFRB1

/əˈkɜː/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To happen or take place.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.

Examples

  • According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now.

  • An emergency may occur at any time.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əˈkeː/
  • /əˈkʌr/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To present or offer itself.

  2. To be present or found.

More examples

In context

  • When exactly did the incident occur?

  • I will write if the opportunity occurs.

  • One little incident of my school days occurs to me as amusing.

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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”).