occur

verbs

come to pass
"What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
come about, fall out, go on, hap, happen, occur, pass, pass off, take place
come to one's mind; suggest itself
"It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
come, occur
to be found to exist
"sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
occur
is a type of (narrower)
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
"Then the computer came along and changed our lives"; "Homo sapiens appeared millions of years ago"
appear, come along