R əˈkər, +V -kər.; - R əˈkə̄, + suffixal vowel əˈkər. also əˈkə̄r, + vowel in a word following without pause əˈkər. or əˈkə̄ also əˈkə̄r intransitive verb
( occurred ; occurred ; occurring ; occurs )
Etymology: Latin occurrere, from ob- + currere to run — more at current
1. : to be present or met with : exist
this bird occurs in the Middle Atlantic states throughout the year — F.C.Lincoln
2. : to present itself : come to pass : take place : happen
successful marriages do not occur , but are created — Katharine F. Gerould
3. : to come to mind : suggest itself
something occurred to him which he had never thought of before — Louis Bromfield
4. : to fall on the same day as another festival — used especially of Christian festivals; compare concur
Synonyms: see happen