Associations to the word «Occur»

Wiktionary

OCCUR, verb. To happen or take place.
OCCUR, verb. To present or offer (itself).
OCCUR, verb. (impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest (itself).
OCCUR, verb. (sciences) To be present or found.

Dictionary definition

OCCUR, verb. Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important".
OCCUR, verb. Come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her".
OCCUR, verb. To be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley