Synonyms for occurred
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : uh-kur |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈkɜr |
Top 10 synonyms for occurred Other synonyms for the word occurred
- action
- be found
- be present
- befall
- betide
- chance
- come about
- come off
- come to one
- come to pass
- cook
- cross one's mind
- dawn on
- eventualize
- eventuate
- expose
- flash
- go through one's head
- jell
- manifest
- obtain
- offer itself
- present itself
- result
- reveal
- shake
- show
- smoke
- spring to mind
- strike
- suggest itself
- take place
- transpire
- turn out
- turn up
Définition of occurred
Origin :- 1520s, "meet, meet in argument," from Middle French occurrer "happen unexpectedly" or directly from Latin occurrere "run to meet, run against, befall, present itself," from ob "against, toward" (see ob-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Sense development is from "meet" to "present itself" to "appear" to "happen" ("present itself in the course of events"). Meaning "to come into one's mind" is from 1620s. Related: Occurred; occurring.
- verb take place, happen
- verb come to mind
- The voyage was more than half completed, and nothing of importance had occurred to mark it.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- It occurred to him that he could sell them at a market store in the village.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- As these occurred, a rustling and a murmur expressed the subdued applause.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- A sudden memory of words that Viviette had used the day before occurred to him.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Do not say a word to anybody about what has occurred to-night.
- Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
- The last of these, our guide said, had occurred about five moons before.
- Extract from : « Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia » by Thomas Mitchell
- "You could not imagine what occurred next," said the bright-faced teacher.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- It had not occurred to him to try to mislead her, but she evidently did not understand.
- Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden
- It occurred to him that that was all we had ourselves; but that made no difference.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
- It occurred to him now that this might, in fact, be the time to depart.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
Antonyms for occurred
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