<p><strong>Verb:</strong></p><ul><li>to happen; take place; come to pass: When did the accident occur?</li><li>Synonyms: befall</li><li>to be met with or found; present itself; appear: Modest amounts of fructose occur naturally in fruits and vegetables.</li><li>Synonyms: offer, exist, arise</li><li>to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually followed by to): An idea occurred to me.</li></ul>