occur
To happen or take place.
Example
“The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.”
Other meanings
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.”
Synonyms
- happen
- go on
- pass off
- pass
- fall out
- come about
Related words
- occurable
- occurrable
- co-occur
- reoccur
- what's occurring
Word history
From Latin "occurrō" (run to meet, run against, befall, present itself).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “occur” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.