acaecer
to occur
verb ah-kah-EH-sehr Rare
Origin: From Latin accadere, variant of accidere (to happen).
Also means
to happen
Usage Note
Acaecer is a formal, literary verb meaning to occur or take place, and is nearly always used in the third person singular or plural (acaece, acaecen, acaeció). It is an impersonal-style verb like ocurrir or suceder, but considerably more elevated in register. You will encounter it in historical texts or legal writing, not in everyday speech.
Examples
"Los hechos acaecieron en el siglo pasado."
Natural Translation
The events occurred in the last century.
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