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occur vs come up

come up vs occur

occur and come up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occur No No Yes No
come up No No Yes No
As verbs, come up is a hyponym of occur; that is, come up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occur:
  • occur: come to pass
  • come up: result or issue
occur (verb) come up (verb)
come to pass result or issue
come to one's mind; suggest itself start running, functioning, or operating
to be found to exist gather or bring together
gather (money or other resources) together over time
bring forth, usually something desirable
come up, of celestial bodies
come to the surface
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
move upward
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
originate or come into being
be mentioned
Difference between occur and come up

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