Verb:
- To happen; take place; come to pass.
- To be found or present; exist.
Usage:
- “Occur” is often used with prepositions like “to,” “at,” “in,” and “during.”
- Common collocations include “occur to someone,” “occur to something,” “occur frequently,” “occur suddenly,” “occur naturally,” and “occur regularly.”
Example Sentences:
- The accident occurred on Main Street.
- It never occurred to me that she would be interested in painting.
- The thought occurred to him while he was driving home.
- Such incidents occur more often than we realize.
- The meeting will occur at noon tomorrow.
- Natural disasters occur with alarming frequency in this region.
- The idea of starting a business together occurred to them last year.
- A change in plans occurred unexpectedly.
- The event occurred during the early hours of the morning.
- It occurred to him that he had forgotten his keys.
- Mistakes can occur if you’re not paying attention.
- The earthquake occurred off the coast of Japan.
- The word “occur” occurs frequently in scientific literature.
- The thought occurred to her after hours of brainstorming.
- Issues like this occur regularly in our line of work.
- The meeting is scheduled to occur in the boardroom.
- It suddenly occurred to him that he had left the oven on.
- Changes in weather patterns occur naturally over time.
- The incident occurred when he was still in college.
- Problems with the system occur periodically.
- Accidents like this can occur unexpectedly.
- The idea occurred to her while she was on vacation.
- They discussed how the error could have occurred.
- The event occurred without warning.
- It never occurred to me that he might be unhappy.
- A thought occurred to her as she was falling asleep.
- The symptoms can occur at any time of day.
- The same issue occurred during the last project.
- The error occurred due to a misunderstanding.
- Changes in policy occur slowly in large organizations.
- The realization occurred to her during a walk in the park.
- Similar problems occur in different industries.
- It occurred to him that he hadn’t replied to her email.
- The incident occurred on a rainy day.
- Such occurrences are rare in this part of the world.
- It occurred to him that he had seen her before.
- The event will occur next week as planned.
- The incident occurred unexpectedly during the experiment.
- The idea occurred to them while brainstorming solutions.
- Problems like this occur more frequently than expected.
- The meeting is set to occur in the conference room.
- The change in policy occurred after much deliberation.
- The thought never occurred to her until now.
- Accidents can occur if proper precautions aren’t taken.
- It occurred to him that he had left his wallet at home.
- The earthquake occurred in a remote area.
- Such events occur regularly in this part of the world.
- The idea occurred to him while reading the article.
- The error occurred due to a technical glitch.
- The meeting is expected to occur later today.