occur

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈkɜːr/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/əˈkɝ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ə kûr)

Inflections of 'occur' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
occurs
v 3rd person singular
occurring
v pres p
occurred
v past
occurred
v past p

occur
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Sense: Verb: happen
Synonyms:
happen Collocations, take place, go down (informal), transpire, go on, pass Collocations, come to pass, come about, befall, betide, come down, come off
Sense: Verb: arise
Synonyms:
arise Collocations, come up, crop up (informal), materialize, materialise (UK), appear Collocations, manifest, manifest itself, pop up (informal)


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