occurrence
occurrence
/əˈkʌrəns/
(formal)
a common/everyday/frequent/regular occurrence
Vandalism used to be a rare occurrence here.
The program counts the number of occurrences of any word within the text.
These mild fits are quite a common occurrence in babies.
Increased life expectancy means that it is now a rare occurrence for children to be orphaned.
Landslips and earthquakes are not everyday occurrences in this country.
Collocations
adjective
verb + occurrence
preposition
occurrence in
occurrence of
phrases
a common occurrence
a regular occurrence
a daily occurrence
2 uncountable occurrence (of something) the fact of something happening or existing a link between the occurrence of skin cancer and the use of computer monitors
The document addresses the occurrence of arsenic in drinking water.
the low occurrence of heart disease in this particular group
Word Origin
mid 16th cent.: probably from the plural of archaic occurrent, in the same sense, via French from Latin occurrent- ‘befalling’, from the verb occurrere ‘go to meet, present itself’, from ob- ‘against’ + currere ‘to run’.
e.g.
Have you heard of any strange occurrence in town lately? Tell me if you know anything. 最近変わったことはないか？ なにか情報をよこせ (/yupeco/『ゴールデンカムイ』15話)