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"Be found"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /əˈkɜː/Part of speech verbSorted ccoruStarts with OEnds with R2 cluesVery common crossword word
1O2C3C4U5R

Definitions

  1. Happen, take place, or come to mind.

Word origin

Originally "meet (in argument)", borrowed from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrō (“run to meet, run against, befall, present itself”) from prefix ob- (“against”) + verb currō (“run, hurry, move”).

Used in a sentence

  • The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
  • I will write if the opportunity occurs.
  • One little incident of my school days occurs to me as amusing.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Be found5 letters
02Happen5 letters

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