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verb (occur, r, ing)
  1. To present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place.
I will write if opportunity occurs.
  1. To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.
(rfdate, convert into real quote) There does not to me any use of this experiment for profit. - Bacon.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: (t, nl, invallen), (t, nl, opkomen), (t, nl, verschijnen)
  • French: venir í  l"idée (de quelqu"un)
  • German: einfallen, in den Sinn kommen
    (trans-mid)
  • Spanish: ocurrirse
    (trans-bottom) (checktrans-top)
Etymology: Originally "meet, meet in argument", from (term, occurrer, lang=fro), from (term, occurrere, , run to meet, run against, befall, present itself, lang=la), ((term, ob-, lang=la) + (term, currere, lang=la)).

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