Co-occur: meaning, definitions and examples
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co-occur
[ ˌkəʊəˈkəː ]
in linguistics
To frequently appear together in a corpus or text, often used to describe the relationship between two words or phrases.
Synonyms
appear together, occur together, show up together.
Which Synonym Should You Choose?
Word | Description / Examples |
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co-occur |
Typically used in scientific or academic writing to describe events, phenomena, or conditions that happen at the same time.
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appear together |
Commonly used in casual or everyday language when indicating that two or more items are seen at the same time.
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occur together |
Used in both everyday language and academic writing to describe events, items, or phenomena that take place at the same time.
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show up together |
Informal way to describe people, items, or events that arrive or are noticed at the same time.
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Examples of usage
- The words 'good' and 'bad' often co-occur in movie reviews.
- In linguistic analysis, researchers look for patterns where certain words co-occur with others.
Translations
Translations of the word "co-occur" in other languages:
🇵🇹 co-ocorrer
🇮🇳 सह-घटित होना
🇩🇪 gleichzeitig auftreten
🇮🇩 terjadi bersamaan
🇺🇦 співвідбуватися
🇵🇱 występować razem
🇯🇵 同時に発生する
🇫🇷 coïncider
🇪🇸 co-ocurrir
🇹🇷 eşzamanlı olmak
🇰🇷 동시에 발생하다
🇸🇦 يتزامن
🇨🇿 současně se vyskytovat
🇸🇰 spoluvyskytovať sa
🇨🇳 共同发生
🇸🇮 sočasno pojavljati
🇮🇸 samtímis
🇰🇿 бірге пайда болу
🇬🇪 ერთდროულად მოხდენა
🇦🇿 eyni vaxtda baş vermək
🇲🇽 co-ocurrir
Etymology
The term 'co-occur' originated in the field of linguistics, where it is used to describe the frequency of two words appearing together in a text or corpus. The concept of co-occurrence has since been adopted in various other fields such as natural language processing, statistics, and machine learning. Understanding which words co-occur can provide valuable insights into semantic relationships and language patterns.