ocorrero.cor.rer [okor̄′er]vtd+vint1 to occur:
ocorreu-me que... / it occurred to me that...
não me ocorreu que... / it did not occur to me that.
2 to happen, take place.
as eleições ocorreram no mesmo ano / the elections took place in the same year:
não quero que isso volte a ocorrer / I don’t want that to happen again.