occurred
UK/əˈkɜːd//əˈkɝd/
occurred is the simple past and past participle of occur.
occurred is the simple past and past participle of occurre.
Meaning of occur
Verb
occur (third-person singular simple present occurs, present participle occurring, simple past and past participle occurred)
- To happen or take place.
- The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
- Synonyms:
- belimp
- To present or offer itself.
- I will write if the opportunity occurs.
- To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
- One little incident of my school days occurs to me as amusing.
- Synonyms:
- hit
- To be present or found.
- The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.
Forms of occurred
| alternative misspelling | occured |
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Words that rhyme with occurred
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Questions about occurred
- What is occurred the simple past and past participle of?
- Occurred is the simple past and past participle of occur.
- How do you pronounce occurred?
- Occurred is pronounced /əˈkɝd/ (US).
Words near occurred in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: occurred (page history and authors); occur (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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