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occur

/əˈkɜː/uh-KUR
/əˈkɝ/uh-KUR

Meaningto run to meet

Common meaning: to happen

Journey through time

  1. Latinoccurreresource
  2. Frenchoccurrer‘to occurr’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsto occurr → to happenoccur‘to happen’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin occurrere ‘to run to meet’.

Roots

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