Analysis Complete

occur

/ occur /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
come to one''s mind; suggest itself
"It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"
"A great idea then came to her"
Type of:
become
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 2
to be found to exist
"sexism occurs in many workplaces"
"precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
Type of:
appear come along
Kinds of:
pair geminate run collocate abound in
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
verb Sense 3
come to pass
"What is happening?"
"The meeting took place off without an incidence"
"Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Kinds of:
break recrudesce develop arise come up
Derived:
hap happening occurrence natural event
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Frame 34
Semantic Complexity
33%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
3
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become appear come along pair geminate run collocate abound in break recrudesce develop arise