occur
To happen or take placeTo happen or take place.
» A bright idea occurred to me.
Мне в голову пришла блестящая идея.
Мне пришла в голову блестящая идея.
Мне в голову пришла гениальная мысль.
Мені в голову прийшла блискуча ідея.
Meaning
4 senses(intransitive)To happen or take place.
The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
passieren, vorkommen, stattfinden
происходи́тьproisxodítʹ, произойти́proizojtí, случа́тьсяslučátʹsja
става́тисяstavátysja, ста́тисяstátysja, трапля́тисяtrapljátysja
(intransitive)To present or offer itself.
I will write if the opportunity occurs.
vorkommen, passieren
come to one's mind; suggest itself
(impersonal)To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
One little incident of my school days occurs to me as amusing.
It occurred to him to tell me of the problem.
einfallen, in den Sinn kommen
приходи́ть в головуprixodítʹ v golovu
приходити в головуpryxodyty v holovu, спадати на думкуspadaty na dumku
come to pass
(intransitive)To be present or found.
The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.
vorkommen
to be found to exist
Examples
558 sentencesA bright idea occurred to me.
Мені в голову прийшла блискуча ідея.
ruМне в голову пришла блестящая идея.
A good idea occurred to me.
Мені до голови прийшла добра ідея.
ruМне в голову пришла хорошая идея.
Where were you when the explosion occurred?
Де ви були, коли стався вибух?
ruГде вы были, когда произошёл взрыв?
Didn't it occur to you to shut the windows?
Чи тобі не спало на думку зачинити вікна?
ruТы не догадался закрыть окна?
deIst es euch nicht in den Sinn gekommen, die Fenster zu schließen?
Did it not occur to you to close the windows?
Чи тобі не спало на думку зачинити вікна?
ruТебе не пришло в голову закрыть окна?
deIst es euch nicht in den Sinn gekommen, die Fenster zu schließen?
Translations
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Origin
Originally "meet (in argument)", borrowed from Middle French occurrer, from Latin occurrōOriginally "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”).
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Forms
occurs, occurring, occurred, occurredSynonyms
17 synonyms- come to one's mind; suggest itself:come
- come to pass:happenhapgo onpass offpassfall outcome abouttake place
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
9 patterns- never occurred to
- never occurred
- idea occurred to
- good idea occurred
- the accident occurred
- accident occurred
- idea occurred
- hadn't occurred to
- ever occur