occur

occur is a 5-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To meet; to clash. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 12 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To meet; to clash.
2. intransitive verb. To go in order to meet; to make reply.
3. intransitive verb. To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs.
4. intransitive verb. To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.
5. verb. come to pass

   "What is happening?"

   "The meeting took place off without an incidence"

   Synonyms: hap, happen, pass

6. verb. come to one's mind; suggest itself

   "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"

   "A great idea then came to her"

   Synonyms: come

7. verb. to be found to exist

   "sexism occurs in many workplaces"

   "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"

Synonyms

hap, happen, pass, come

Common word forms

occurs, occurred, occurring

Words from these letters

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