Occur Occurred Major Year Verb əˈkɜː(R əˈkɜːr Incident

• when exactly did the incident occur?
• something unexpected occurred.
• three major events occurred in my life that year.
• these chemical changes occur naturally.

occur

Verb Forms

1. to happen
• When exactly did the incident occur?
• Something unexpected occurred.
• Three major events occurred in my life that year.
• These chemical changes occur naturally.
• More deaths occur in winter.

Extra Examples

• Opportunities for learning occur spontaneously every day.
• A new outbreak of smallpox occurred in 1928.
• Impact occurred seconds after the pilot signalled for help.
• Major economic changes have occurred recently.
• Peasant rebellions occurred throughout the 16th century.
• The collision occurred near the hospital.
• The explosion occurred just after midday.
• The fits usually occur at night.
• These climate shifts occurred over less than a decade.
• Travellers complained about lack of information when travel delays occurred.
• Such storms are likely to occur for the next six to ten weeks.
• The disease can occur at any time of the year.
• These symptoms occur in some patients but not in others.
• This rally usually occurs between Christmas and New Year's day.
• Five attacks occurred in a 12-day period.
• Several conversations occurred simultaneously.
• The fractures occurred as a direct result of osteoporosis.
2. to exist or be found somewhere
• Sugar occurs naturally in fruit.
• naturally occurring chemicals in the brain
• Lemurs occur in the wild only in Madagascar.
• Infected plants frequently occur in patches.
• Calluses typically occur on the bottom of the feet and heel.

Word Origin

• late 15th cent.: from Latin occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’.