Verb occur has 3 senses
- happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place - come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
It ----s that CLAUSE
- occur, come - come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
--2 is one way to become
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- occur - to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
--3 is one way to appear, come along
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
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