American English pronunciation
How to pronounce occurring
IPA transcription: [ə'kɚɪŋ]
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Verb
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come to pass
“What is happening?”
“The meeting took place off without an incidence”
“Nothing occurred that seemed important”
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come to one's mind; suggest itself
“It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary”
“A great idea then came to her”
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to be found to exist
“sexism occurs in many workplaces”
“precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil”
Usage examples
- It is a rare species occurring in rock crevices in pristine semi-arid areas.
- Aldol structural units are found in many important molecules, whether naturally occurring or synthetic.
- Winters can be very cool with snow occurring several times during the season.
- Calcium is the first element to have six naturally occurring isotopes.
- It is a low-temperature hydrothermal phase occurring in zeolite facies alteration of mafic rocks.
- Many of the incidents occurring at sea are due to border disputes.
- Covellite was the first identified naturally occurring superconductor.
- Occurring in early February, the race attracts thousands of runners each year.
- Part of the feature involved a large explosion occurring at the track.
- Events starting at midnight are often announced as occurring the day before.