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occur vs happen

happen vs occur

occur and happen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
occur No No Yes No
happen No No Yes No
As verbs, occur and happen are synonyms defined as:
  • occur and happen: come to pass
Other synonyms of occur include come about, fall out, go on, hap, pass, pass off, take place.
As verbs, happen is a hyponym of occur; that is, happen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than occur:
  • occur: come to pass
  • happen: come into being; become reality
Other hyponyms of occur include break, develop, recrudesce, arise, come up, result, intervene, transpire, give, supervene, go, proceed, come, fall, anticipate, develop, recur, repeat, come off, go off, go over, come around, roll around, materialise, materialize, bechance, befall, bechance, befall, betide, coincide, concur, backfire, backlash, recoil, chance, break, fall, shine, strike, turn out, contemporise, contemporize, synchronise, synchronize.
occur (verb) happen (verb)
come to pass come to pass
come to one's mind; suggest itself come into being; become reality
to be found to exist happen, occur, or be the case in the course of events or by chance
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
chance to be or do something, without intention or causation
Difference between occur and happen

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