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11occur — verb occurred, occurring (I) formal 1 to happen: Many accidents occur in the home. | Climatic changes have occurred at intervals throughout the millennium. 2 (always + adv/prep) to happen or exist in a particular place or situation (+ in/among… …
12occur — oc|cur W1S1 [əˈkə: US əˈkə:r] v past tense and past participle occurred present participle occurring [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: occurrere, from currere to run ] 1.) to happen ▪ A third of accidental deaths occur in the home. ▪ …
13occur to — oc ˈcur to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they occur to he/she/it occurs to present participle occurring to past tense occurred to …
14occur — verb ADVERB ▪ commonly, frequently, often, regularly, repeatedly ▪ generally, normally, typically, usually …
15occur — 01. The accident [occurred] about 9:00 this morning. 02. Line ups at food banks have become a common [occurrence] in a city where these organizations didn t even exist 20 years ago. 03. Barry was talking to his wife when it suddenly [occurred] to …
16occur — oc|cur [ ə kɜr ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to happen, especially unexpectedly: Police said the accident occurred about 4:30 p.m. occur in: Complications occurred in only 5% of patients. 2. ) occur in/on etc. FORMAL to exist or be found somewhere …
17occur to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms occur to : present tense I/you/we/they occur to he/she/it occurs to present participle occurring to past tense occurred to past participle occurred to occur to someone [never passive] if a thought or idea… …
18occur — [[t]əkɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] ♦♦ occurs, occurring, occurred 1) VERB When something occurs, it happens. If headaches only occur at night, lack of fresh air and oxygen is often the cause... The crash occurred when the crew shut down the wrong engine... [there …
19occur — v. (d; intr.) ( to come to mind ) to occur to (an idea occurred to her) * * * [ə kɜː] (d; intr.) ( to come to mind ) to occur to (an idea occurred to her) …
20occur — [16] Etymologically, occur means ‘run towards’. It was borrowed from Latin occurrere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ob ‘towards’ and currere ‘run’ (source of English course, current, etc). This had the sense ‘run to meet’, hence simply… …
