occurrence

Academic Word List, sublist 1.

About 16.43 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
2. noun The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change in or over time.

Similar words

happening natural event incidence circumstance event case incident situation occasion effect

Often followed by

of in and is or that to for at

Word family

occur occurred occurrences occurring occurs