Term: occur





occur (verb) /əˈkɜːr/

Similar to: happen; take place; transpire; arise; crop up
Definition: to happen or take place, especially unexpectedly or as part of a specific process; also, to be found or present in a specific place.
Translation: notikt, gadīties, atgadīties, būt sastopamam
Examples: “The accident occurred late at night when the roads were icy.” “These types of complications rarely occur during such a simple p

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
occur (verb)
intransitive verb
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
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
occur (verb)
to take place
SYNONYMS:
be, befall, betide, chance, come, come about, come down, come off, cook, do, go down, go on, hap, occur, 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
occur (verb)
to enter the mind of
SYNONYMS:
come (to), cross, dawn (on), strike
RELATED WORDS:
recall, recollect, remember, reminisce; con, learn, memorize; appear, arrive, emerge, materialize
NEAR ANTONYMS:
forget, unlearn; disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook
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