Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word To happen or take place in a specific location or time.
Occur
/əˈkɜː/Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Examples:
It then occurred to her to employ him in reading.
But let us suppose that something occurs.
In business, imbalances can occur due to feedback loops.
Etymology:
Originating in the late Middle English from the Latin word occurrere, meaning to run to meet, from ob- (against) and currere (to run). This was later adapted to Old French as occurrere and eventually to Middle English occurre.
Usage Statistics:
113 mentions per 1 million words 
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
Very Often
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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