Hypernyms for "occur"
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Hypernyms
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abound in
anticipate
arise
backfire
backlash
bechance
befall
betide
break
chance
coincide
collocate
come
come around
come off
come up
concur
contemporise
contemporize
develop
fall
geminate
give
go
go off
go over
happen
intervene
materialise
materialize
operate
pair
proceed
pullulate with
recoil
recrudesce
recur
repeat
result
roll around
run
shine
strike
supervene
synchronise
synchronize
teem in
transpire
turn out
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.