occur

oc·cur

intransitive verb \ə-ˈkər\

oc·curredoc·cur·ring \-ˈkər-iŋ, -ˈkə-riŋ\

Definition of OCCUR

1

: to be found or met with : appear

2

: to come into existence : happen

3

: to come to mind <an idea that has occurred to me>

Examples of OCCUR

1. The event is scheduled to occur at noon tomorrow.
2. No one was ready for what was about to occur.
3. There's a chance that a similar event will occur in the future.
4. The disease tends to occur in children under the age of five.
5. The plant occurs naturally throughout South America.

Origin of OCCUR

Latin occurrere, from ob- in the way + currere to run — more at ob-, car

First Known Use: 1534

Related to OCCUR

Synonyms

be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go down [slang], go on, hap, happen, pass, transpire

Related Words

break, develop, rise, shape (up); arise, come up, crop (up), materialize, spring (up); intervene; fall out, follow, result, turn out; go off, proceed

Rhymes with OCCUR

as per, astir, auteur, aver, bestir, Big Sur, Bonheur, chasseur, chauffeur, claqueur, coiffeur, concur, confer, Crèvecoeur, danseur, defer, demur, deter, douceur, du jour, farceur, flaneur, frondeur, hauteur, him/her, his/her, incur, infer, inter, jongleur, larkspur, liqueur, longspur, masseur, millefleur, Pasteur, poseur, prefer, recur, refer, sandbur, sandspur, seigneur, transfer, voyeur, white fir