occur
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occur
- /əˈkɜː/ Australia, UK
- /əˈkɝ/ Canada, US
- /əˈkʌr/ Scotland
- /əˈkøː/ New Zealand
- /əˈkeː/
- /əˈkɛː/
- /əˈkɜː(ɹ)/
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Originally "meet (in argument)", borrowed from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrō (“run to meet, run against, befall, present itself”) from prefix ob- (“against”) + verb currō (“run, hurry, move”).
verb occurs · occurring · occurred · occurre
- To happen or take place. The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
- To present or offer itself. I will write if the opportunity occurs.
- To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself. One little incident of my school days occurs to me as amusing.
- To be present or found. The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.
Similar: betide, betime, come to pass, happen, take place
