Occur

/əˈkɜːr/

Meaning & Definition

verb

to happen or take place.

The meeting will occur at 3 PM tomorrow.

to come into being; to exist.

Natural disasters can occur unexpectedly.

to be found or present.

Rare species of birds occur in this remote area.

to happen to someone or something (usually followed by an indirect object).

It never occurred to me that he would be late.

to take place in some location or to be found in a particular context.

The events of the festival occur over three days.

Middle English, from Latin 'occurrere' meaning 'to run to meet'.

occur to someone:

to come into someone's mind

occur in nature:

to be present or found in the natural world

occur regularly:

to happen at consistent intervals

to go down

When the party started, things really occurred.

to take place in a casual manner

Let's see how it occurs later.