occurrence
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3.6
- noun
- /əˈkɜːrəns/
:
suceso
- Table 3 shows the levels of occurrence for each physical activity category per viewing day.
- common occurrence
- frequent occurrence
- rare occurrence
There is some joint occurrence of gas and coal.
- There is some joint occurrence of gas and coal.
- But anyways, this is just a common occurrence in general OK.
- Whereas stabbings tragically now an everyday occurrence just about everywhere.
- That felt good, but it wasn't a routine occurrence.
- Superstition is essentially applying a pattern to an occurrence, but it's the wrong pattern.
- Then if you say what is going to be the occurrence of zeros in society going forward?
- And so I want to help minimize these occurrences.
- That can happen, but those are very rare occurrences.
- Where you're born is nothing other than a random occurrence.
- But there are some men who believe this tends to be a more common occurrence among certain women.
- You having sex is a rare occurrence.
- It was a fluke, a freak occurrence.
Examples
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The family also added slaves, a common occurrence in Washington County's rapidly growing cotton economy.
Academic text (2011) -
Johnny fell out of bed again. "It has become almost a nightly occurrence," Will remarked.
Fiction book (1994) -
This is a rare occurrence on this show, they said.
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Findings also showed that the practice of reading to students was a rare occurrence in the library.
Academic text (2011) -
Fuel fires were not a rare occurrence during the war.
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Is this a common occurrence in Swann Valley?
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I brought myself to my feet, possessed by the sudden occurrence of escape, and rushed after the boy.
Fiction book (1996) -
Public discussion has focused primarily on its occurrence among young people, including adolescents.
Academic text (1999) -
We gotta start canvassing for witnesses to last night's occurrence downtown.
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Fuel fires were not a rare occurrence during the war.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A planned or important thing that happens at a particular time and place
∞
2.7
An event that is unusual or draws attention
462
7.2
An event you can see or experience
339
2.8
A single event in a series, like a success or a problem
19
3.4
An event that is unusual or important
15
8.5
A chance event that seems planned but is actually an accident
An event or thing that happens
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Occurrence comes from the Latin verb occurrere, which means 'to run to meet', and it has the same root curr as the word current. So an occurrence is simply something that 'comes up' or happens.