occur in All languages combined

IPA: /əˈkɜː/ [UK], /əˈkɝ/ [US] Audio: en-us-occur.ogg [US], en-au-occur.ogg [Australia] Forms: occur [canonical], occurs [third-person, singular], occurred [past], occurred [past, participle], occurring [present, participle] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{verb|occur|r}} [POS TABLE]

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"occur" meaning in All languages combined

Verb [English]