occurrence

English Online Dictionary. What means occurrence‎? What does occurrence mean?

English

Etymology

From Middle French occurrence, from Medieval Latin occurrentia.

Morphologically occur +‎ -ence.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əˈkʌɹ.əns/, /əˈkɜːɹ.əns/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /əˈkɝ.əns/, enPR: ə-kûrʹəns
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /əˈkɐɹ.əns/, /əˈkøːɹ.əns/
• In accents without the hurry-furry merger, /ɜː/ is nevertheless occasionally heard through influence of occur.

Noun

occurrence (plural occurrences)

1. An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.

   Synonyms: occurring; see also Thesaurus:occurrence
2. (grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.

   Antonym: state

   Hyponyms: accomplishment, achievement, activity

Usage notes

• This word is often misspelled occurence, occurrance or occurance.

Derived terms

Related terms

• recurrence

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.ky.ʁɑ̃s/

Noun

occurrence f (plural occurrences)

1. occurrence

Derived terms

• en l’occurrence

Further reading

• “occurrence”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.