Occur — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

come to pass

come to one's mind; suggest itself

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əkˈɜːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/əkˈɜːɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əkˈɜːɹ/

2 syllables Say it as /əkˈɜːɹ/.

Examples

What is happening?
The meeting took place off without an incidence
Nothing occurred that seemed important

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pass off pass come fall out happen hap go on come about take place

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

happening	noun	an event that happens
hap	noun	an accidental happening

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

geschehen

sich begeben

🇫🇷French

se produire

se réaliser

🇪🇸Spanish

ocurrir

venir a pasar

🇮🇹Italian

verificarsi

avvenga

🇳🇱Dutch

voorkomen

komen te gebeuren

🇵🇹Portuguese

ocorrer

venha a acontecer

🇷🇺Russian

происходить

сбыться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घटित होना

आके निकाल जाना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘটবে

পাস করতে আসা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஏற்படும்

நிறைவேறும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సంభవిస్తాయి

అమలులోకి వస్తాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

घडणे

पूर्ण होणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

થાય છે

પસાર થવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಭವಿಸುತ್ತವೆ

ಜಾರಿಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സംഭവിക്കുക

വരൂ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਾਪਰਦਾ ਹੈ

ਪਾਸ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

پائے جاتے ہیں

گزرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发生

🇯🇵Japanese

起こる

来る

🇰🇷Korean

발생하다

실현되다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xảy ra

đi qua

🇹🇭Thai

เกิดขึ้น

มาผ่านไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

terjadi

🇵🇭Filipino

mangyari

matupad

🇲🇾Malay

berlaku

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يحدث

تأتي لتمرير

🇮🇷Persian

رخ دهد

اتفاق بیفتد

🇹🇷Turkish

meydana gelmek

geçmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְרַחֵשׁ

להתגשם

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'occur'?

The primary meaning of 'occur' is 'come to pass'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'occur' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'occur' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'occur' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'occur' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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