Occur
verb
To happen, take place or appear.
Accidents like this occur every day.
Often appears as...
- accidents occur
- mistakes occur
verb
To come into your mind.
The thought didn't occur to me at the time.
Often appears as...
- idea occurs
- thought occurs
verb
To exist or be present in a particular place.
The chemical element occurs naturally in the earth's crust.
Often appears as...
- occurs naturally
- element occurs
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To take place or happen especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
The problems occurred when mixing the two chemicals.
Often appears as...
- problems occur
- changes occur
verb
To happen, take place or appear.
Accidents like this occur every day.
Often appears as...
- accidents occur
- mistakes occur
verb
To come into your mind.
The thought didn't occur to me at the time.
Often appears as...
- idea occurs
- thought occurs
verb
To exist or be present in a particular place.
The chemical element occurs naturally in the earth's crust.
Often appears as...
- occurs naturally
- element occurs
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To take place or happen especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
The problems occurred when mixing the two chemicals.
Often appears as...
- problems occur
- changes occur
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Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Events
Use 'occur' when talking about incidents that were not planned or controlled.
The outage occurred during peak hours.
Pro Tip 2/2Frequency Mention
'Occur' is often used to describe how often something happens.
Eclipses occur more often than you might think.
Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Events
Use 'occur' when talking about incidents that were not planned or controlled.
The outage occurred during peak hours.
Pro Tip 2/2Frequency Mention
'Occur' is often used to describe how often something happens.
Eclipses occur more often than you might think.
Pro Tip 1/2Unexpected Events
Use 'occur' when talking about incidents that were not planned or controlled.
The outage occurred during peak hours.
Pro Tip 2/2Frequency Mention
'Occur' is often used to describe how often something happens.
Eclipses occur more often than you might think.
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The benefits of a good...
a phenomenon known as the forgetting curve. But this loss can be prevented through memory consolidation, the process by which information is moved from our fleeting short-term memory to our more durable long-term memory. This consolidation occurs with the help of a major part of the brain, known as the hippocampus.
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What makes muscles grow?...
in the form of amino acids. Adequate protein intake, along with naturally occurring hormones, like insulin-like growth factor and testosterone, help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping.
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Where does gold come...
Perhaps one day, we'll see gold rushes to tap the mineral wealth of the other planets of our solar system. And who knows? Maybe some future supernova will occur close enough to shower us with its treasure and hopefully not eradicate all life on Earth in the process.
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Growing Up Transgender...
one event that was a real turning point one night i was sitting on the on the couch and eddie came walking in and she said and she sat down on the couch and she had you know really strange look on her face i had this dream that and it was a reoccurring dream that i
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What would happen if you...
Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation. On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage
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The Atlantic slave...
Slavery, the treatment of human beings as property, deprived of personal rights, has occurred in many forms throughout the world. But one institution stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy.
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Sir David Attenborough...
plant's life is when it has to spread its seed then plants have to become travelers and the greatest traveling plant of all is this seed it's called a sea heart and it occurs in pods like this one
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A message from the next...
likings let me tell you a cycle occurs when children are encouraged when we children are supported we do something creative which makes us feel happy seeing this happiness makes our parents
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Chimamanda Ngozi...
Now, obviously I said this in a fit of mild irritation. But it would never have occurred to me to think that just because I had read a novel in which a character was a serial killer
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How does money...
that concealment had occurred, which had a positive effect on prosecuting major criminal operations, like drug traffickers. However, a legal shift has raised concerns
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The benefits of a good...
a phenomenon known as the forgetting curve. But this loss can be prevented through memory consolidation, the process by which information is moved from our fleeting short-term memory to our more durable long-term memory. This consolidation occurs with the help of a major part of the brain, known as the hippocampus.
Video examples
What makes muscles grow?...
in the form of amino acids. Adequate protein intake, along with naturally occurring hormones, like insulin-like growth factor and testosterone, help shift the body into a state where tissue is repaired and grown. This vital repair process mainly occurs when we're resting, especially at night while sleeping.
Video examples
Where does gold come...
Perhaps one day, we'll see gold rushes to tap the mineral wealth of the other planets of our solar system. And who knows? Maybe some future supernova will occur close enough to shower us with its treasure and hopefully not eradicate all life on Earth in the process.
Video examples
Growing Up Transgender...
one event that was a real turning point one night i was sitting on the on the couch and eddie came walking in and she said and she sat down on the couch and she had you know really strange look on her face i had this dream that and it was a reoccurring dream that i
Video examples
What would happen if you...
Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation. On a normal, day-to-day basis, maintaining a well-hydrated system is easy to manage
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Slavery, the treatment of human beings as property, deprived of personal rights, has occurred in many forms throughout the world. But one institution stands out for both its global scale and its lasting legacy.
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
plant's life is when it has to spread its seed then plants have to become travelers and the greatest traveling plant of all is this seed it's called a sea heart and it occurs in pods like this one
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A message from the next...
likings let me tell you a cycle occurs when children are encouraged when we children are supported we do something creative which makes us feel happy seeing this happiness makes our parents
Video examples
Chimamanda Ngozi...
Now, obviously I said this in a fit of mild irritation. But it would never have occurred to me to think that just because I had read a novel in which a character was a serial killer
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How does money...
that concealment had occurred, which had a positive effect on prosecuting major criminal operations, like drug traffickers. However, a legal shift has raised concerns
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Stephen King
Author
I love the movies, and when I go to see a movie that's been made from one of my books, I know that it isn't going to be exactly like my novel because a lot of other people have interpreted it. But I also know it has an idea that I'll like because that idea occurred to me, and I spent a year, or a year and a half of my life working on it.
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Ray Bradbury
American Writer
Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn't exist yet, but soon will, and will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again. As soon as you have an idea that changes some small part of the world you are writing science fiction. It is always the art of the possible, never the impossible.
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Frank Sinatra Jr.
American Singer
Look, as a child growing up it occurred to me that I had everything I could have wanted: a roof over my head, education, food. All of it because my father provided... My way of giving back was being that invisible guy. Giving something back from a lifetime of taking.
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Ernst Mach
Austrian Physicist
The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.
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Brene Brown
American Author
I'm just going to say it: I'm pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we've done - or failed to do - with our personal values.
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Gary Sherman
American Director
I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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Francis Darwin
English Scientist
In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to whom the idea first occurs.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I spent one night in the hospital in my life. I was past 75 when that occurred.
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Robert Kraft
American Businessman
You don't have to wait for a tragedy to occur to rush to help those in need.
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Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
True life is lived when tiny changes occur.
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Stephen King
Author
I love the movies, and when I go to see a movie that's been made from one of my books, I know that it isn't going to be exactly like my novel because a lot of other people have interpreted it. But I also know it has an idea that I'll like because that idea occurred to me, and I spent a year, or a year and a half of my life working on it.
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Ray Bradbury
American Writer
Science fiction is any idea that occurs in the head and doesn't exist yet, but soon will, and will change everything for everybody, and nothing will ever be the same again. As soon as you have an idea that changes some small part of the world you are writing science fiction. It is always the art of the possible, never the impossible.
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Frank Sinatra Jr.
American Singer
Look, as a child growing up it occurred to me that I had everything I could have wanted: a roof over my head, education, food. All of it because my father provided... My way of giving back was being that invisible guy. Giving something back from a lifetime of taking.
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Ernst Mach
Austrian Physicist
The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.
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Brene Brown
American Author
I'm just going to say it: I'm pro-guilt. Guilt is good. Guilt helps us stay on track because it's about our behavior. It occurs when we compare something we've done - or failed to do - with our personal values.
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Gary Sherman
American Director
I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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Francis Darwin
English Scientist
In science, the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to whom the idea first occurs.
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Gordon B. Hinckley
American Clergyman
I spent one night in the hospital in my life. I was past 75 when that occurred.
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Robert Kraft
American Businessman
You don't have to wait for a tragedy to occur to rush to help those in need.
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Leo Tolstoy
Russian Novelist
True life is lived when tiny changes occur.
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