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Definitions

Verb

simple past tense and past participle of occur

"The unexpected power outage occurred right as we were about to start our presentation."

In plain English: Occurred means something actually happened or took place.

"I was surprised when it occurred to me that I had left my umbrella at home."

Usage: Use "occurred" to describe an event that happened or took place in the past. It functions as the simple past tense or past participle of the verb occur when referring to something that actually transpired.

Example Sentences

"I was surprised when it occurred to me that I had left my umbrella at home." verb

"The accident occurred while she was driving home from work." verb

"It did not occur to him that the meeting had been cancelled." verb

"Strange noises often occurred in the old house at night." verb

Origin

Derived from the Latin occurrere, meaning "to run against," this past tense form entered English via Old French to signify an event that happened or took place by chance. The original sense implied meeting something unexpectedly in one's path, which evolved into its modern usage for any occurrence.

Rhyming Words

red fred bred pred dred cred erred pored gored pared cored fired mired unred hired fared shred bared cared jered

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