Definition of Occurs

1. Verb. (third-person singular of occur) ¹

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Definition of Occurs

1. occur [v] - See also: occur

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occurs

occupiers
occupies
occupy oneself
occupying
occur
occured
occurence
occuring
occurred
occurrence
occurrences
occurrent
occurrents
occurring
occurs (current term)
occursion
occursions
occy
occæcation
ocean
ocean-going
ocean-type fish
ocean bottom
ocean current
ocean dumping
ocean floor
ocean liner
ocean liners
ocean perch

Literary usage of Occurs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Sounds and Inflections of the Greek Dialects by Herbert Weir Smyth (1894)
"... occurs in Theognis in only three places (253, 527, 968) though possible elsewhere, except in 27. This form is found in all dialects except New Ionic and ..."

2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"Thus 2, 3, 5, 7 and 11 are primes, for each of these occurs twice only in the ... If any prime occurs more than once, it is usual to write the number of ..."

3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"Fertilization occurs very soon after the egg is discharged, or possibly in some cases before, since in many specimens the medusae are never liberated, ..."

4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1899)
"The extrusion of the polar globules is only rarely to be noted, but occurs in an altogether normal way. Segmentation begins usually within fifteen minutes ..."

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