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Added 9 October 2026

occur

/əˈkɜː/ verb

In Latin: eveniō, accidō, incidō Wiktionary

verb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about occur at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Come to pass.
What is happening?
Come to one's mind; suggest itself.
It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
To be found to exist.
sexism occurs in many workplaces

Origin

Originally "meet (in argument)", borrowed from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrō (“run to meet, run against, befall, present itself”) from prefix ob- (“against”) + verb currō (“run, hurry, move”).

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