occur
occur is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.] I must occur to one specious objection. Bentley.
- 2.To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs. In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense. Locke.
- 3.To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory. There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit. Bacon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- after
- afterwards
- close
- come
- date
- eftsoons
- ensue
- follow
- following
- from
- future
- futurity
- into
- later
- moment
- next
- period
- postdiluvial
- postdiluvian
- posterior
- posteriority
- posthumous
- postnate
- postprandial
- process
- puisne
- remainder
- reversion
- sequel
- sequence
- since
- step
- subsequence
- subsequent
- subsequently
- succeed
- succeeding
- succession
- successor
- supervene
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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