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10 Language-to-English DictionariesOccur
/əˈkɜːr/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To happen or take place.
"The meeting will occur at noon." - 2
To come into the mind; to be thought of.
"It didn't occur to me that she might be late."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'occurrere', meaning 'to run to meet, present itself, or befall', formed from 'ob-' (towards) and 'currere' (to run). Entering Middle English in the 15th century, the term initially retained its physical sense of meeting or presenting itself before shifting primarily to abstract occurrences, thoughts entering the mind, and events happening.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Occur" is said worldwide
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se produire
Transliteration: sə pʁo.dɪʁ
"L'événement va se produire à midi."
vorkommen
Transliteration: foʁˈkɔmən
"Das Treffen wird um zwölf Uhr vorkommen."
verificarsi
Transliteration: verifiˈkar.si
"L'incontro si verificherà a mezzogiorno."
ocurrir
Transliteration: okuˈrir
"La reunión ocurrirá al mediodía."
ocorrer
Transliteration: okuˈʁeʁ
"A reunião ocorrerá ao meio-dia."
घटना होना
Transliteration: ghatna hona
"बैठक दोपहर में होगी।"
发生
Transliteration: fāshēng
"会议将在中午发生。"
발생하다
Transliteration: balsenghada
"회의는 정오에 발생할 것입니다."
発生する
Transliteration: hassei suru
"会議は正午に発生します。"
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