occur
/əˈkɝ/ verb B1- To happen or take place. · The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
- To present or offer itself. · I will write if the opportunity occurs.
- To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself. · One little incident of my school days occurs to me as amusing.· It occurred to him to tell me of the problem.
- To be present or found. · The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.
He/she/it occurs · Past occurred · Past participle occurred · -ing form occurring
Verb forms
- Base form
- occur
- He/she/it
- occurs
- Past
- occurred
- Past participle
- occurred
- -ing form
- occurring
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
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There was a large mushroom growing near her, about the same height as herself; and when she had looked under it, and on both sides of it, and behind it, it occurred to her that she might as well look and see what was on the top of it.
One of those street blockades had occurred that sometimes tie up commerce and movement quite suddenly in the big city.
And before they could continue the blockade occurred.
I just came over to find out how the mistake had occurred.
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