Occur

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.3 Translations

English

Etymology

Originally "meet, meet in argument", from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrere "un to meet, run against, befall, present itself", (ob-) + currere.

Verb

to occur (third-person singular simple present occurs, present participle occurring, simple past occurred, past participle occurred)

1. To present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place.

   I will write if opportunity occurs.

2. To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.

   There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit. - Bacon.

Translations

• Finnish: esiintyä (1), tapahtua (2)
• French: arriver, se produire (1), venir à l'idée (de qqun) (2)
• German: vorkommen (1); einfallen (2)
• Telugu: కలుగు (అవసరం కలుగు), ఏర్పడు (అవసరం ఏర్పడు), ఘటించు

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