Arise vs. Occur — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Arise and Occur
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Arise
To get up, as from a sitting or prone position; rise.
Occur
To take place; come about.
Arise
To awaken and get up
Arose at dawn.
Occur
To be found to exist or appear
Copper deposits occur in the region.
Arise
To move upward; ascend.
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Occur
To come to mind
The idea never occurred to me.
Arise
To come into being; originate
Hoped that a new spirit of freedom was arising.
Occur
(intransitive) To happen or take place.
The liftoff will occur in exactly twelve seconds.
Arise
To result, issue, or proceed
Mistakes that arise from a basic misunderstanding. ].
Occur
(intransitive) To present or offer itself.
I will write if the opportunity occurs.
Arise
To come up from a lower to a higher position.
To arise from a kneeling posture
Occur
(impersonal) To come or be presented to the mind; to suggest itself.
Arise
To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
He arose early in the morning.
Occur
To be present or found.
The chemical monofluoroacetate occurs in all parts of Dichapetalum cymosum, and is responsible for its toxic effects.
Arise
To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself.
A cloud arose and covered the sun.
Occur
To meet; to clash.
The resistance of the bodies they occur with.
Arise
(obsolete) Arising, rising.
Occur
To go in order to meet; to make reply.
I must occur to one specious objection.
Arise
To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose early in the morning.
Occur
To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to appear.
In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense.
Arise
To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.
There arose up a new king . . . which knew not Joseph.
The doubts that in his heart arose.
Occur
To happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs.
Arise
To proceed; to issue; to spring.
Whence haply mention may ariseOf something not unseasonable to ask.
Occur
To come to the mind; to arise in the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory; - of an idea or thought; as, it never occurred to me to call John to ask.
There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit.
Arise
Rising.
Occur
Come to pass;
What is happening?
The meeting took place off without an incidence
Nothing occurred that seemed important
Arise
Come into existence; take on form or shape;
A new religious movement originated in that country
A love that sprang up from friendship
The idea for the book grew out of a short story
An interesting phenomenon uprose
Occur
Come to one's mind; suggest itself;
It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary
A great idea then came to her
Arise
Originate or come into being;
Aquestion arose
Occur
To be found to exist;
Sexism occurs in many workplaces
Precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil
Arise
Rise to one's feet;
The audience got up and applauded
Arise
Occur;
A slight unpleasantness arose from this discussion
Arise
Move upward;
The fog lifted
The smoke arose from the forest fire
The mist uprose from the meadows
Arise
Take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
Arise
Get up and out of bed;
I get up at 7 A.M. every day
They rose early
He uprose at night
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