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occur

US /əˈkɝ/

verb Foundation · A2 Kinh doanh chung

Definition

come to pass

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

The error occurred when the system tried to save the file.

Synonyms

  • happencome to pass
  • take placehaving a meaning similar to occur
  • arisecome into existence; take on form or shape

Collocations

  • Easy happen and occur
    to happen and occur, meaning to come to pass
  • Medium glitches that occur during system migrations
    describing glitches that occur during system migrations (a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine)
  • Hard force majeure events that occur beyond reasonable control
    to force majeure events that occur beyond reasonable control, meaning to to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :
  • Very Hard it never occurred to the board that audits were rigged
    describing it never occurred to the board that audits were rigged (the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information)

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