Occur | Mean of occur in English Dictionary

/əˈkɚ/

• Verb
• to happen
1. The event is scheduled to occur at noon tomorrow.
2. No one was ready for what was about to occur.
3. There's a chance that a similar event will occur in the future.
4. The disease tends to occur in children under the age of five.
• to appear or exist
1. The plant occurs naturally throughout South America.
2. a naturally occurring compound/chemical/substance
• to be thought of by (someone)
1. An idea just occurred to me. [=I just had an idea]
2. It suddenly occurred to me that there was a simpler way to deal with the problem.
3. Did it ever occur to you [=did you ever think] that maybe you were wrong?
4. It never occurred to me to ask. [=I never thought of asking]