- to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?
- to be met with or found; present itself; appear: Modest amounts of fructose occur naturally in fruits and vegetables.
- to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually followed by to): An idea occurred to me.
- to happen; take place; come about
- to be found or be present; exist
- to be realized or thought of (by); suggest itself (to)
