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Meanings of occur in English

Portuguese
acontecer
Catalan
sobrevenir
Spanish
ocurrir

To come to pass.

acontecer
Portuguese
terlugar
Catalan
ócorrer-se

Come to one's mind; suggest itself.

terlugar

(For an event) Have a real existence.

Usage of occur in English
1
Similar problems may occur in other national data sets or quality registers.
Pubmed
2
Studies suggest an association with a good prognosis; however, relapse can occur.
Pubmed
3
Without fundamental change in the system, these cases will continue to occur.
The Irish Times
4
Possible delays could occur if the protests continue for a long time.
Reuters
5
Other developed countries include deaths that occur up to one year afterward.
Feminist dot com
6
Often times, the droughts occur simultaneously in different parts of the region.
The Guardian
7
Moreover, the variance changes occur with longer latency than the mean response.
Pubmed
8
Lastly, make sure you have an escalation process should a crisis occur.
The Guardian
9
Wherever higher rates of obesity occur, higher rates of diabetes also exist.
Wired
10
We saw a similar trend occur last year with the iPhone 4S.
Reuters
11
Moreover, diagnostic mistakes may occur early in the course of the disease.
Pubmed
12
Suicides will always occur because some people simply will not accept help.
The Irish Times
13
However, these meetings would normally occur with ministerial briefings and officials present.
Radio NZ
14
Its location means the fireworks occur over water rather than parched land.
News.com.au
15
It didn't occur to Ayla to question whether Whinney actually understood her.
The Plains of Passage
16
Proper tests, carried out in Belfast, did not occur for 11 days.
The Irish Times
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