occur
verb OPAL WOPAL S
/əˈkɜː(r)/
/əˈkɜːr/
(formal)Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they occur | /əˈkɜː(r)/ /əˈkɜːr/ |
| he / she / it occurs | /əˈkɜːz/ /əˈkɜːrz/ |
| past simple occurred | /əˈkɜːd/ /əˈkɜːrd/ |
| past participle occurred | /əˈkɜːd/ /əˈkɜːrd/ |
| -ing form occurring | /əˈkɜːrɪŋ/ /əˈkɜːrɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] to happen
- When exactly did the incident occur?
- Something unexpected occurred.
- Three major events occurred in my life that year.
- These chemical changes occur naturally.
- More deaths occur in winter.
Extra Examples- Opportunities for learning occur spontaneously every day.
- A new outbreak of smallpox occurred in 1928.
- Impact occurred seconds after the pilot signalled for help.
- Major economic changes have occurred recently.
- Peasant rebellions occurred throughout the 16th century.
- The collision occurred near the hospital.
- The explosion occurred just after midday.
- The fits usually occur at night.
- These climate shifts occurred over less than a decade.
- Travellers complained about lack of information when travel delays occurred.
- Such storms are likely to occur for the next six to ten weeks.
- The disease can occur at any time of the year.
- These symptoms occur in some patients but not in others.
- This rally usually occurs between Christmas and New Year's day.
- Five attacks occurred in a 12-day period.
- Several conversations occurred simultaneously.
- The fractures occurred as a direct result of osteoporosis.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- commonly
- frequently
- often
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- be unlikely to
- …
- among
- in
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to exist or be found somewhere
- Sugar occurs naturally in fruit.
- naturally occurring chemicals in the brain
- Lemurs occur in the wild only in Madagascar.
- Infected plants frequently occur in patches.
- Calluses typically occur on the bottom of the feet and heel.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- commonly
- frequently
- often
- …
- be likely to
- tend to
- be unlikely to
- …
- among
- in
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- prefer
- refer
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- admit
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Word Originlate 15th cent.: from Latin occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’.