Dictionary
oc•cur
Pronunciation: (u-kûr'), [key]—
v.i., -curred, -cur•ring.
1. to happen; take place; come to pass:
When did the accident occur?
2. to be met with or found; present itself; appear.
3. to suggest itself in thought; come to mind (usually fol. by
to):
An idea occurred to me. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.