Occurring

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Occur \Oc*cur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Occurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Occurring}.] [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see {Ob-}) +
     currere to run. See {Course}.]
     1. To meet; to clash. [Obs.]
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              The resistance of the bodies they occur with.
                                                    --Bentley.
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     2. To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.]
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              I must occur to one specious objection. --Bentley.
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     3. To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present
        itself; to appear.
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              In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there
              is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense.
                                                    --Locke.
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     4. To happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity
        occurs.
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     5. To come to the mind; to arise in the mind; to suggest
        itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory; --
        of an idea or thought; as, it never occurred to me to call
        John to ask.
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              There doth not occur to me any use of this
              experiment for profit.                --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  occur
       v 1: come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place
            off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed
            important" [syn: {happen}, {hap}, {go on}, {pass off}, {pass},
             {fall out}, {come about}, {take place}]
       2: come to one's mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that
          we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came
          to her" [syn: {come}]
       3: to be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces";
          "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
       [also: {occurring}, {occurred}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  occurring
       See {occur}