occur
/əˈkɜː(r)/verb
उच्चारण अकर
घटित होना
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[I] formal
to happen
घटित होना
- The accident occurred at midnight.
- Earthquakes occur frequently along the edges of tectonic plates.
- Floods occur almost every year in this region.
+ 2 more examples
- The fault occurred during the last update.
- When did the accident occur?
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[I] ~ to sb
(of an idea or a thought) to come into your mind
(विचार) मन में आना
- It never occurred to me to ask.
- It suddenly occurred to Radhika that she had left her admit card at home.
- It did not occur to him that the shop might be shut.
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- Did it never occur to you to call?
- A better idea occurred to her while she was walking home.
Synonyms come to mind strike cross your mind dawn on
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
occur (no object) = happen
Occur means to happen, especially by chance or as planned. It is intransitive and has no passive form.
'Occur' का अर्थ घटित होना है। यह अकर्मक है और इसका passive नहीं बनता।
- The accident occurred at midnight.
- Earthquakes occur without warning.
occur to somebody (that-clause / to-infinitive)
When an idea occurs to someone, it comes into their mind. Use it as the subject.
जब कोई विचार किसी के मन में आता है, तब वह 'occur to somebody' कहलाता है। इसमें 'it' प्रायः कर्ता होता है।
- It occurred to me that I had left the keys at home.
- The idea never occurred to him.
occur + in/on/at + place or time
Occur is followed by in for places and months, on for days and at for exact times.
Occur के बाद स्थान और महीनों के लिए 'in', दिनों के लिए 'on' और सही समय के लिए 'at' आता है।
- Floods occur in Assam every year.
- The eclipse occurs on the first of the month.
occur (spelling and forms)
The forms are occurs, occurred and occurring, with a doubled r. The noun is occurrence.
इसके रूप occurs, occurred और occurring हैं, जिनमें r दोहरा होता है। Noun 'occurrence' है।
- Such events are occurring more often.
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adverb + occur
frequentlynaturallyregularlyrarelysuddenly
- Cyclones occur frequently on the east coast.
noun + occur
accidentchangemistakeerrordisaster
- Most road accidents occur due to speeding.
it occurs to + person
to meto himto herto the teacher
- It suddenly occurred to Radhika that the exam was tomorrow.
occur + preposition
inatduringbetween
- These mistakes occur during the revision stage.
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- The earthquake occurred early in the morning.
भूकंप सुबह-सुबह आया।
- It did not occur to Radhika to check the answer sheet again.
राधिका को उत्तर-पुस्तिका दोबारा जाँचने का ख्याल ही नहीं आया।
- Spelling errors often occur in a hurry.
जल्दबाज़ी में वर्तनी की गलतियाँ प्रायः हो जाती हैं।
- Heavy rain occurs in Mumbai from June to September.
मुंबई में जून से सितंबर तक भारी वर्षा होती है।
- A strange thought occurred to me during the lecture.
व्याख्यान के दौरान मेरे मन में एक अजीब विचार आया।
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✗ The accident was occurred near the bridge.
✓ The accident occurred near the bridge.
Occur is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive.
'Occur' अकर्मक है और इसका passive प्रयोग नहीं हो सकता।
✗ It occurred me that the shop was closed.
✓ It occurred to me that the shop was closed.
Occur needs the preposition to before the person.
व्यक्ति से पहले 'occur' के साथ preposition 'to' चाहिए।
✗ The fire occured at night.
✓ The fire occurred at night.
Occurred has a double r in its spelling.
'Occurred' की वर्तनी में r दोहरा होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Occur, happen and take place all describe events, but they differ in use.
Occur, happen और take place तीनों घटनाएँ बताते हैं, पर प्रयोग भिन्न है।
More formal; used for events, often unplanned, and for ideas coming to mind.
अधिक औपचारिक; घटनाओं, प्रायः अनियोजित, और मन में आने वाले विचारों के लिए।
- Errors occur in every test.
The everyday word for events, planned or not.
घटनाओं के लिए रोज़मर्रा का शब्द, नियोजित हो या नहीं।
- What happened to you?
take place
Used for planned or arranged events.
नियोजित या तय कार्यक्रमों के लिए।
- The exam takes place on Sunday.
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occur to sb
(of an idea or a thought) to come into your mind
(किसी के) मन में (विचार) आना, ख़याल आना
- It never occurred to me that she might be lying.
- Did it occur to you to call the police?
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
oc·cur
?Which word?
Keep the happen words together: occur, happen, take place (for planned events), transpire (formal, happen; become known), befall (literary, happen to somebody).
होने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: occur, happen, take place (योजनाबद्ध घटनाओं के लिए), transpire (औपचारिक, होना; पता चलना), befall (साहित्यिक, किसी पर घटित होना)।
§Grammar and usage
Occur has no passive ('The incident occurred', not 'was occurred'); 'It occurred to me that…' means 'I suddenly thought that…'.
Occur का passive नहीं होता ('The incident occurred', 'was occurred' नहीं); 'It occurred to me that…' का अर्थ 'मुझे अचानक विचार आया कि…' है।