occurred

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occurred

/əˈkɝd/ US
/əˈkɜːd/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)d

verb occured

participle, past simple past and past participle of occur
participle, past simple past and past participle of occurre (obsolete form of occur)

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Closest in meaning: accident, accounted, acted, adduced, appeared, arisen, arose, arrived, became, been, befallen, broke, came, carried, caused, coincided

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"occurred." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/occurred. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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occurred. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/occurred

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"occurred." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/occurred.

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@misc{occurred_2026,
  title = {occurred},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occurred},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}