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occur

S2 W1

BrE /əˈkɜː/ AmE /əˈkɜːr/

verb en → es

past occurred pp occurred ing occurring

1 EVENT [intransitive] A2

to happen or to be experienced

suceder, ocurrir, pasar

  • something occurs at/in/on a time/place

Collocations an accident occurred · a meeting occurs regularly

  • The incident occurred last night.

    El incidente ocurrió anoche.

2 THOUGHT [reflexive] B1

to think about something or to have a particular thought or feeling

pensar, ocurrírsele a alguien que...

  • it occurs to sb that

Collocations it occurred to me · it didn't occur to her

  • It suddenly occurred to him.

    De repente se le ocurrió.

3 STATE [transitive] B2

to exist or be present in a particular place, situation, etc.

existir, estar presente en

  • something occurs in/at/on

Collocations a problem occurs in a system · an issue occurs at work

  • A serious problem occurred in the network.

    Un problema grave ocurrió en la red.

4 RESEARCH [transitive] C1

to be mentioned or discussed in a book, article, etc.

mencionarse, tratarse de

  • something occurs in a text

Collocations the topic occurs in the book · the issue is not mentioned in the report

  • The subject does not occur in this chapter.

    El tema no se menciona en este capítulo.