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Occur

əˈkər
Extremely common
600 - 700
600 - 700
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auftreten, geschehen, vorkommen

Occur meanings in German

auftreten

Example:
Accidents occur unexpectedly.
Unfälle treten unerwartet auf.
Will the event occur as planned?
Wird das Ereignis wie geplant auftreten?
Usage: formalContext: Used in formal settings, written language, and professional contexts.
Note: Commonly used to express the idea of something happening or taking place.

geschehen

Example:
What will occur if we do nothing?
Was wird geschehen, wenn wir nichts tun?
The meeting will occur tomorrow.
Das Treffen wird morgen geschehen.
Usage: formalContext: Formal contexts, written language, and professional discussions.
Note: Often used to convey the notion of events happening or taking place.

vorkommen

Example:
These errors should not occur again.
Diese Fehler sollten nicht wieder vorkommen.
Such situations rarely occur.
Solche Situationen kommen selten vor.
Usage: formalContext: Formal settings, academic texts, and professional reports.
Note: Frequently used to describe the incidence or recurrence of events.

Occur's synonyms

Occur expressions, common phrases

Take place

This phrase is used to indicate when an event or situation is scheduled or expected to happen.
Example: The meeting will take place tomorrow at 10 AM.
Note: Similar to 'occur,' but 'take place' is more specific about the timing or location of the event.

Happen

This phrase is a general way to describe something that takes place or comes to pass.
Example: Accidents happen unexpectedly.
Note: Similar to 'occur' in meaning, but 'happen' is more commonly used in everyday language.

Come about

This phrase is used to describe how something happened or the way in which it occurred.
Example: I'm not sure how it came about, but the project got approved.
Note: Similar to 'occur,' but 'come about' focuses on the process or mechanism of how something happened.

Transpire

This formal term means to become known or to be revealed, often in a surprising or unexpected way.
Example: It transpired that the company was going bankrupt.
Note: More formal than 'occur,' 'transpire' implies a sense of revealing or unfolding of events.

Crop up

This informal phrase means to happen or appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
Example: Unexpected problems cropped up during the renovation.
Note: Less formal than 'occur,' 'crop up' suggests a sudden or unforeseen event.

Go down

This slang term means to happen or unfold, often with a particular outcome or reception.
Example: The concert went down well with the audience.
Note: Informal compared to 'occur,' 'go down' can also refer to how an event was received or perceived.

Surface

This term means to become known or appear, especially after being hidden or not obvious.
Example: New evidence has surfaced in the investigation.
Note: More specific than 'occur,' 'surface' implies a revelation or emergence of information or issues.

Occur everyday (slang) expressions

Pop up

Refers to something happening unexpectedly or suddenly.
Example: Unexpected issues tend to pop up right before a deadline.
Note: Implies spontaneity compared to 'occur'.

Show up

Used to talk about the appearance or arrival of someone or something.
Example: I don't know if he'll show up to the meeting on time.
Note: Focuses more on the presence rather than the occurrence itself.

Go on

Describes events or situations that are currently happening.
Example: Can you believe what's going on in the news today?
Note: Less formal and more conversational than 'occur'.

Occur - Examples

Silver, gold, lead and copper ores occur in many localities.
Silber-, Gold-, Blei- und Kupfererze kommen in vielen Orten vor.
The meeting is scheduled to occur next week.
Das Treffen ist für nächste Woche angesetzt.
It didn't occur to me to bring an umbrella.
Es kam mir nicht in den Sinn, einen Regenschirm mitzunehmen.

Occur grammar

Occur - Verb (Verb) / Verb, base form (Verb, base form)
Lemma: occur
Conjugations
Verb, past tense (Verb, past tense): occurred, occured
Verb, gerund or present participle (Verb, gerund or present participle): occurring, occuring
Verb, 3rd person singular present (Verb, 3rd person singular present): occurs
Verb, base form (Verb, base form): occur
Verb, non-3rd person singular present (Verb, non-3rd person singular present): occur
Syllables, Separation and Stress
Occur Contains 2 syllables: oc • cur
Phonetic transcription: ə-ˈkər
oc cur , ə ˈkər (The red syllable is stressed)

Occur - Importance and usage frequency

The word frequency and importance index indicates how often a word appears in a given language. The smaller the number, the more frequently the word is used. The most frequently used words typically range from about 1 to 4000.
Occur: 600 - 700 (Extremely common).
This importance index helps you focus on the most useful words during your language learning process.
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