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

happen

to take place, especially by chance

arise

to emerge or become apparent

transpire

to take place, especially the unfolding of events

to go down

When the party started, things really occurred.

to take place in a casual manner

Let's see how it occurs later.