'occur' definitions:
Definition of 'occur'
(from WordNet)
verb
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place]
verb
Come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: occur, come]
verb
To be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
Synonyms of 'occur'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- appear,
- arise,
- be,
- be extant,
- be found,
- be in existence,
- be located,
- be met with,
- be present,
- be realized,
- be situated,
- be the case,
- be there,
- become manifest,
- befall,
- betide,
- breathe,
- chance,
- come,
- come about,
- come down,
- come off,
- come to,
- come to mind,
- come to pass,
- come true,
- crop up,
- dawn on,
- dawn upon one,
- develop,
- dwell in,
- eventuate,
- exist,
- fall,
- go off,
- grab one,
- hap,
- happen,
- happen to be,
- have being,
- have place,
- hit,
- hold,
- indwell,
- inhere,
- lie,
- live,
- manifest itself,
- materialize,
- obtain,
- occur to,
- offer itself,
- pass,
- pass off,
- present itself,
- prevail,
- remain,
- rise to mind,
- stand,
- strike,
- strike the mind,
- subsist,
- suggest itself,
- surface,
- take place,
- transpire,
- turn up