Definitions for occur

occur oc·cur

Spelling: [uh-kur]
IPA: /əˈkɜr/

Occur is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 31 anagrams from letters in occur (ccoru).

Definitions for occur

verb (used without object)

  1. to happen; take place; come to pass:
  2. to be met with or found; present itself; appear.
  3. to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually followed by to):

Origin of occur

1520-30; Latin occurrere to run to meet, arrive, meet, equivalent to oc- oc- + currere to run

Examples for occur

They maintain that the initial radicalization tends to occur offline before it is then reinforced online.

It never seemed to occur to her that any of her rulings might be questioned.

Diagnosis of CTE is often considered to be specialized and has to occur at a designated institution like Boston University.

Eating disorders, on the other hand, are driven largely by biological processes that occur on the inside.

But one extra trick would instantly solve the problem of crashes that occur over water.

Just why this exception should occur is not explainable by any accepted rule.

It did not occur to Joe that the white figure in the car was not Sidney.

Zegarra gives a useful vocabulary at the end of all the words which occur in the drama.

It did not occur to him to question his fitness for the work.

We, on the other hand, on the police side, will naturally gear up to deal with any potential contingency that might occur.

Word Value for occur
Scrable

9

Words with friends

12

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