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occur

/əˈkɜr/ /əˈkɜː/
verb Regular verboccur occurred
  1. 1 meydana gelmek
  2. 2 aklına gelmek

Definition (English)

  1. To come into existence or to happen, especially by chance.
  2. To come into your mind or thoughts.

Example Sentences

  1. Accidents can occur at any time, so be careful.
    Kazalar her an meydana gelebilir, bu yüzden dikkatli olmalısın.
  2. It didn't occur to me to ask.
    Sormak aklıma gelmedi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base occur
/əˈkɜr/
Past occurred
/əˈkɜrd/
Participle occurred
/əˈkɜrd/
Spelling rule

Double the last consonant + ‑edoccur → occurred

Fiil tek bir sesli + tek bir sessiz harfle bitiyor ve vurgu son hecede olduğu için son sessiz harf ikilenir, sonra -ed eklenir.

Same rule: stop → stopped · plan → planned · drop → dropped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /r/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. occurred /əˈkɜrd/

Synonyms

happentake placearisecome abouttranspirebefallcrop up

Antonyms

ceasestop

Collocations

occur suddenlyoccur frequentlyoccur naturallyoccur regularlyoccur simultaneouslyoccur unexpectedly

Related Words

eventincidentchanceaccidentsituationhappenstance