co-occur

verb

co-oc·​cur ˌkō-ə-ˈkər 

co-occurred; co-occurring

intransitive verb

: to occur at the same time or in the same place

symptoms that often co-occur

co-occurring species

… certain words co-occur or collocate regularly with certain other words.

—Morton Benson

co-occurrence

ˌkō-ə-ˈkər-ən(t)s 

noun

plural co-occurrences

co-occurrence of the reactions

co-occurrence of two diseases

Synonyms

• accompany
• attend
• coexist
• coincide
• concur
• synchronize

Examples of co-occur in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Mental health conditions, like anxiety and depression, can also lead to or co-occur with insomnia, but insomnia also dramatically increases the risk of developing these conditions. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 9 Jan. 2024

Over time, a neural network trained to predict which words co-occur with other words learned to place similar words (like dog and cat) close together in vector space. —Timothy B. Lee and Sean Trott, Ars Technica, 31 July 2023

Emotional infidelity may co-occur with physical infidelity or manifest independently and poses a significant threat to the emotional connection and trust within a committed relationship. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023

The surgery should be approached with caution in people with severe bleeding disorders, diabetes co-occurring with peripheral artery disease, or a history of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). —Stuart Hershman, Verywell Health, 27 June 2023

Research shows that internalizing disorders—like anxiety disorder or major depressive disorder—commonly co-occur with AUD. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 10 May 2023

The researchers cataloged 27 emotions, some of which were more likely to co-occur and so were considered related. —Eva Rothenberg, CNN, 16 Apr. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above