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occur

oc·cur [ ə kúr ] (past and past participle oc·curred, present participle oc·cur·ring, 3rd person present singular oc·curs)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. happen: to happen or come about

2. exist: to exist or be present

3. enter mind: to come into somebody's mind
It didn't occur to him to lock the door.

[Early 16th century. < Latin occurrere "run against" < currere "to run"]
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