occur
gb/əkˈɚ/ us/əkˈɚ/
B1
Inglese
~ 700
történik, bekövetkezik, eszébe jut, felmerül
VERBO
B1
1
történik
A1
bekövetkezik
B2
Schema d'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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
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.
Significato
To happen or take place
Collocazioni
occur naturally
|occur frequently
|occur suddenly
|occur during
|occur in
Sinonimi
happen (More common in everyday speech; often less formal than 'occur'.)
|
take place (Often used for planned events, while 'occur' can be more neutral.)
Contrari
never happen (Indicates that an event does not take place at all.)
Temi
daily life
|news
|time
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
To happen or take place.
To come about or take place, especially without being planned.
VERBO
B2
2
eszébe jut
B1
felmerül
B2
Schema d'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.
Esempi per chi studia
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.
Errore comune:
Learners may forget the 'to' in the phrase 'occur to [someone]'. The correct form is 'It occurred to me', not 'It occurred me'.
Significato
To come into the mind
Collocazioni
occur to me
|suddenly occur to
|never occur to
Sinonimi
cross one's mind (Slightly more informal; often used casually in conversation.)
|
come to mind (Neutral and often used for immediate recall or association.)
Contrari
slip one's mind (Means to be forgotten instead of remembered or thought of.)
Temi
thinking
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Definizione
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.
Grammatica
Forma base
occur
IPA
GB/əkˈɚ/
US/əkˈɚ/
Sillabe e accento
oc - cur (2 sillabe)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Forme flesse
Verb
- Base: occur
- 3rd Person Singular: occurs
- Present Participle: occuring, occurring
- Past: occured, occurred
Famiglia di parole
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
Espressioni
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.
Esempi
- It suddenly occurred to me that I had forgotten my keys.
- Has it ever occurred to you that she might be right?