occurrence
noun OPAL W
/əˈkʌrəns/
/əˈkɜːrəns/
(formal)- [countable] something that happens or exists
- a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence
- Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here.
- The program counts the number of occurrences of any word within the text.
Extra Examples- These mild fits are quite a common occurrence in babies.
- Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned.
- Landslips and earthquakes are not everyday occurrences in this country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- everyday
- widespread
- …
- prevent
- reduce
- increase
- …
- occurrence in
- occurrence of
- a common occurrence
- a regular occurrence
- a daily occurrence
- …
- [uncountable] occurrence (of something) the fact of something happening or existing
- a link between the occurrence of skin cancer and the use of computer monitors
Extra Examples- The document addresses the occurrence of arsenic in drinking water.
- the low occurrence of heart disease in this particular group
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- common
- everyday
- widespread
- …
- prevent
- reduce
- increase
- …
- occurrence in
- occurrence of
- a common occurrence
- a regular occurrence
- a daily occurrence
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent.: probably from the plural of archaic occurrent, in the same sense, via French from Latin occurrent- ‘befalling’, from the verb occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’.