From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Occur \Oc*cur"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Occurred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Occurring}.] [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see {Ob-}) + currere to run. See {Course}.]
The resistance of the bodies they occur with. --Bentley.
2. To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.]
I must occur to one specious objection. --Bentley.
3. To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to appear.
In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no such thing as ''heir'' in our author's sense. --Locke.
4. To happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs.
5. To come to the mind; to arise in the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory; -- of an idea or thought; as, it never occurred to me to call John to ask. [1913 Webster +PJC]
There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit. --Bacon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
verb
1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {pass}, {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
2: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her" [syn: {come}]
3: to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" [also: {occurring}, {occurred}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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