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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | occurrere, from currere 'to run' |
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oc‧cur S1 W1
past tense and past participle occurred, present participle occurring [intransitive] formal
past tense and past participle occurred, present participle occurring [intransitive] formal1 to happen : A third of accidental deaths occur in the home. The explosion occurred at 5.30 a.m.
A third of accidental deaths occur in the home.The explosion occurred at 5.30 a.m.2 [always + adverb/preposition] to happen or exist in a particular place or situation
occur in/among etc Whooping cough occurs mainly in young children. The highest rates of unemployment occur in the inner urban areas.
Whooping cough occurs mainly in young children.The highest rates of unemployment occur in the inner urban areas.occur to somebody
phrasal verb it occurs to somebody to do something I suppose it didn't occur to you to phone the police? It never seems to occur to my children to contact me.
I suppose it didn't occur to you to phone the police?It never seems to occur to my children to contact me. it occurs to somebody (that) It had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with her.
It had never occurred to him that he might be falling in love with her.
