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[ verb ] come to pass
Synonyms Examples "What is happening?" "The meeting took place off without an incidence" "Nothing occurred that seemed important" |
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[ verb ] come to one's mind; suggest itself
Synonyms Examples "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary" "A great idea then came to her" |
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[ verb ] happen, occur, take place
Synonyms Examples "I lost my wallet this was during the visit to my parents' house" "There were two hundred people at his funeral" "There was a lot of noise in the kitchen" |
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[ verb ] to be found to exist
Examples "sexism occurs in many workplaces" "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil" |
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[ verb ] be a forerunner of or occur earlier than, as in
Synonyms happen take_place go_on pass come_about anticipate pass_off hap fall_out Examples : "This composition anticipates Impressionism" |
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