Occur has three meanings. It means "to be found or met with; appear," as in "a phenomenon that occurs around the world"; it means "to come into existence; happen," as in "an event that occurred on …

OCCUR meaning: 1. (especially of accidents and other unexpected events) to happen: 2. to exist or be present in…. Learn more.

OCCUR definition: to happen; take place; come to pass. See examples of occur used in a sentence.

Mistakes are bound to occur. However, you only use occur to talk about events which are not planned. Occur is a fairly formal word. In conversation and in less formal writing, you usually say that an event …

If a thought or idea occurs to you, you suddenly think of it or realize it. It did not occur to me to check my insurance policy. [V to n to-inf]

oc•cur /əˈkɜr/ v. [no object], -curred, -cur•ring. to happen; take place; come to pass: The accident occurred last night. to be met with or found; present itself; turn up; appear; exist:[not: be + ~ -ing] …

Occur definition: To take place; come about.

Use the verb occur when an event or a thought happens, like when it occurs to you that you've left home without your umbrella. Maybe you didn't hear the forecast that showers would occur this afternoon. …

Definition of occur verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1 day ago · Verb occur (third-person singular simple present occurs, present participle occurring, simple past and past participle occurred) (intransitive) To happen or take place. The liftoff will occur in …