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ocurrir.

to happen, to occur

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/okuˈriɾ/[o.kuˈriɾ]
  1. to happen, to occur

    impersonal · third-person
  2. to come up with

    idiomatic · impersonal · reflexive · third-person
    Se me ocurrió una idea.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin occurrere (“appear, occur”), from ob + currō (“run”).

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