occur
Meaning
To occur means to happen or take place.
💡 A common mistake is to confuse "occur" with "occurred," which is the past tense.
Example Sentences
Word in Context
Last
night
I
was
studying
at
my
desk
when
a
small
power
outage
occurred
.
At
first
I
felt
a
little
worried
,
but
I
found
my
phone
and
used
its
light
.
I
saved
my
open
files
on
the
laptop
before
it
turned
off
,
which
was
a
good
idea
.
Then
I
lit
a
candle
and
continued
reading
because
the
house
was
calm
.
In
the
morning
the
electricity
came
back
,
and
I
felt
glad
I
had
prepared
.
Common Phrases
occur frequently
occur to someone
occur in nature
Synonyms
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