occur: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 9 letter points · starts with O · ends with R
Meaning of occur
verb
- intransitive
To happen or take place.
Example: The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
- intransitive
To present or offer itself.
Example: I will write if the opportunity occurs.
- impersonal
To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
Example: One little incident of my school days occurs to me as amusing.
- intransitive
To be present or found.
Example: The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.
Listed forms: occurs, occurring, occurred, occurre.
Source: Wiktionary — occur.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for occur.
verb
come to pass
verb
come to one's mind; suggest itself
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is occur in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
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| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of occur
O(1) + C(3) + C(3) + U(1) + R(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of occur
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from occur
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