What is another word for occur?

Pronunciation: [əkˈɜː] (IPA)

"Occur" is a common verb that refers to something happening or taking place. It can be used to describe any kind of event, from a simple action to a complex phenomenon. Synonyms for the word "occur" include "happen", "take place", "transpire", "come about", "crop up", "arise", "materialize", "manifest", "appear", "develop", "eventuate", "chance", "betide", and "befall". Each of these synonyms emphasizes a slightly different aspect of the event, such as its unexpectedness, its inevitability, or its significance. By using different synonyms for "occur", writers and speakers can add variety and precision to their language, and convey the exact meaning they intend.

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What are the hypernyms for Occur?

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What are the hyponyms for Occur?

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What are the opposite words for occur?

The antonyms of the word "occur" refer to situations or events that do not take place. Some of the opposite terms that one can use to describe this include "vanish," "disappear," "evaporate," "cease," "fail to happen." When something fails to happen, you can use "abort," "halt," "surrender," or "desist" to describe it. Other antonyms for "occur" include "skip," "bypass," "overlook," which indicate that something was missed instead of happening. In contrast, words like "miss" and "ignore" can be used when someone deliberately chooses not to engage in something which was expected to happen.

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Usage examples for Occur

There is a class of expressions which occur in this Gospel which clearly show what Jesus Himself considered to be the root of unbelief.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
I had left the remainder of the sheet for any intelligence that might occur before post hour, but I am suddenly called away, and shall close it at once.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
They're only speculating on what will be said of themselves, and so they go on: 'If this does not occur, and the other does not happen, we shall see him better this evening.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever

Famous quotes with Occur

  • You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.
    Mortimer Adler
  • Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasive friction of conflict.
    Saul Alinsky
  • These days, it's really been uninteresting except when disasters occur.
    James Van Allen
  • It did not occur to us that the Marxists' solution was fraudulent or that their vision was distorted, that whatever the wrongs in our society it was not the ideology of theirs that will cure them.
    Barbara Amiel
  • I defied nothing at all. I ignored the law because I didn't know it existed. It didn't occur to me that anyone would want to curb my inspiration.
    Margaret Anderson

Related words: occurs, occurred, happening, happening, happened

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