occur
gb/əkˈɚ/ us/əkˈɚ/
B1
Inglés
~ 700
történik, bekövetkezik, eszébe jut, felmerül
VERBO
B1
1
történik
A1
bekövetkezik
B2
Patrón de uso:
[event] occurs
The accident occurred late at night.
A baleset késő éjjel történt.
A power outage occurred during the storm.
A vihar alatt áramszünet történt.
Several changes have occurred since last year.
The meeting will occur at 10 a.m.
This phenomenon occurs in nature.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
The party will occur on Friday.
A buli pénteken lesz.
A big storm occurred last night.
Tegnap este nagy vihar volt.
An error occurred in the system.
The problem occurred again yesterday.
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse 'occur' with 'happen to' when talking about something happening to a person. 'Occur' is more formal and often used for events, not personal experiences.
Significado
To happen or take place
Colocaciones
occur naturally
|occur frequently
|occur suddenly
|occur during
|occur in
Sinónimos
happen (More common in everyday speech; often less formal than 'occur'.)
|
take place (Often used for planned events, while 'occur' can be more neutral.)
Antónimos
never happen (Indicates that an event does not take place at all.)
Temas
daily life
|news
|time
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To happen or take place.
To come about or take place, especially without being planned.
VERBO
B2
2
eszébe jut
B1
felmerül
B2
Patrón de uso:
[idea] occurs to [someone]
It never occurred to me that she might be lying.
Eszembe sem jutott, hogy talán hazudik.
Has it ever occurred to you to ask for help?
Eszedbe jutott már valaha, hogy segítséget kérj?
The solution suddenly occurred to him while he was walking home.
It didn't occur to them that they might be wrong.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
It did not occur to me to call you.
Eszembe sem jutott, hogy felhívjalak.
The idea occurred to her during lunch.
Az ötlet ebéd közben jutott eszébe.
It suddenly occurred to me that I was late.
Error frecuente:
Learners may forget the 'to' in the phrase 'occur to [someone]'. The correct form is 'It occurred to me', not 'It occurred me'.
Significado
To come into the mind
Colocaciones
occur to me
|suddenly occur to
|never occur to
Sinónimos
cross one's mind (Slightly more informal; often used casually in conversation.)
|
come to mind (Neutral and often used for immediate recall or association.)
Antónimos
slip one's mind (Means to be forgotten instead of remembered or thought of.)
Temas
thinking
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definición
To come into someone's mind as an idea or thought.
To be thought of by someone; to enter someone's mind as an idea.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
occur
AFI
GB/əkˈɚ/
US/əkˈɚ/
Sílabas y acento
oc - cur (2 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Formas de la palabra
Verb
- Base: occur
- 3rd Person Singular: occurs
- Present Participle: occuring, occurring
- Past: occured, occurred
Familia de palabras
Forms
occurs
verb
occuring
verb
occurring
verb
occured
verb
occurred
verb
Core family
occurrence
noun B2
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
non-occurrence
noun
Advanced or less common
co-occur
verb
co-occurrence
noun
Expresiones
occur to someone
1/əkˈɚ tə sˈʌmwˌʌn/
fixed phrase
For an idea to come into someone's mind
If something occurs to you, you think of it without planning to.
Ejemplos
- It suddenly occurred to me that I had forgotten my keys.
- Has it ever occurred to you that she might be right?