to occur
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2.1
- verb
- /əˈkɜr/
:
presentarse
- Transmission can occur in a variety of ways.
- occur naturally
- occur frequently
- occur most often
And those deaths occur in parking lots of stores.
- And those deaths occur in parking lots of stores.
- But in the end, this, this all occurred in April of this year.
- OK, That's the simple process that occurs, all right.
- And that almost certainly occurs during REM sleep.
- That's a cell death that occurs and requires protein synthesis.
- And those snaps are more likely to occur within a relational context.
- These don't occur in plants, they only occur in animal based foods.
- So really we have expression occurring in two different ways.
- You know, transformation always occurs in those gaps.
Examples
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But until that cultural shift occurs, you can't do a thing.
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The rare species of bird is known to occur in these wetlands during the spring.
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And by the way, they actually occur in that order.
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But when those days occur, well, you know what I say?
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Well, did it ever occur to you that she actually likes you just the way you are?
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If this occurs, you must cross back immediately.
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You stay alive, no matter what occurs!
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And these mass extinctions occur throughout geological time.
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The bulk of the FMES activities occur on the second full day of the conference.
Academic text (2013) -
Evolution of quality standards and measurement tools often occurs through standing committees at professional organizations.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To take place, often by chance and without planning
873
1.0
To come into view or become visible
333
3.3
Start to exist or happen
Antonyms
How Present
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word occur comes from Latin parts ob- 'to' and currere 'to run' and has the same root as current, which also comes from 'run'. So to say something occurs in a place is like saying it 'runs into' or is present there.