verbthird conjugation
occurrō
occurrō (present infinitive occurrere, perfect active occurrī, supine occursum)
Classical[ɔkˈkʊr.roː]Ecclesiastical[okˈkur.ro]
№ 677 of the 1,000 commonest wordsMille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to run into; to go to meet
- to charge, rush to attack
- to meet, go to, come to
- to resist, oppose, counterattack
- figurativelyto answer, reply, especially in objection
- figurativelyto present oneself, suggest oneself, appear, occur, especially to the mind
- figurativelyto reach, attain
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
obviam veniōoccurrō -ere — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 6, 26 and Evangelium secundum Marcum, ch. 8, 20
Conjugation conjugation 3
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occurrō | occurrēbam | occurram | occurrī | occurreram | occurrerō |
| 2nd sg. | occurris | occurrēbās | occurrēs | occurristī | occurrerās | occurreris |
| 3rd sg. | occurrit | occurrēbat | occurret | occurrit | occurrerat | occurrerit |
| 1st pl. | occurrimus | occurrēbāmus | occurrēmus | occurrimus | occurrerāmus | occurrerimus |
| 2nd pl. | occurritis | occurrēbātis | occurrētis | occurristis | occurrerātis | occurreritis |
| 3rd pl. | occurrunt | occurrēbant | occurrent | occurrērunt occurrēre | occurrerant | occurrerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occurram | occurrerem | occurrerim | occurrissem |
| 2nd sg. | occurrās | occurrerēs | occurrerīs | occurrissēs |
| 3rd sg. | occurrat | occurreret | occurrerit | occurrisset |
| 1st pl. | occurrāmus | occurrerēmus | occurrerīmus | occurrissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | occurrātis | occurrerētis | occurrerītis | occurrissētis |
| 3rd pl. | occurrant | occurrerent | occurrerint | occurrissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occurror | occurrēbar | occurrar |
| 2nd sg. | occurreris occurrere | occurrēbāris occurrēbāre | occurrēris occurrēre |
| 3rd sg. | occurritur | occurrēbātur | occurrētur |
| 1st pl. | occurrimur | occurrēbāmur | occurrēmur |
| 2nd pl. | occurriminī | occurrēbāminī | occurrēminī |
| 3rd pl. | occurruntur | occurrēbantur | occurrentur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | occurrar | occurrerer |
| 2nd sg. | occurrāris occurrāre | occurrerēris occurrerēre |
| 3rd sg. | occurrātur | occurrerētur |
| 1st pl. | occurrāmur | occurrerēmur |
| 2nd pl. | occurrāminī | occurrerēminī |
| 3rd pl. | occurrantur | occurrerentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | occurre | occurrere |
| pres. 2nd pl. | occurrite | occurriminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | occurritō | occurritor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | occurritō | occurritor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | occurritōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | occurruntō | occurruntor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | occurrere | occurrī |
| perfect infinitive | occurrisse | occursum esse |
| future infinitive | occursūrum esse | occursum īrī |
| present participle | occurrēns | — |
| perfect participle | — | occursus |
| future participle | occursūrus occursūra, occursūrā, occursūrae, occursūram, occursūrārum, occursūrās, occursūre, occursūrī, occursūrīs, occursūrō, occursūrōrum, occursūrōs, occursūrum | occurrendus occurrundus, occurrenda, occurrendā, occurrendae, occurrendam, occurrendārum, occurrendās, occurrende, occurrendīs, occurrendōrum, occurrendōs |
gerundoccurrendī, occurrendō, occurrendumsupineoccursum, occursū
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- adversis hostibus occurrere
- to attack the enemy in the front.
oc-curro (obc-), curri, rarely cucurri (Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 88; Phaedr. 3, 7, 2), cursum, 3 (archaic
I. perf. occecurri, like memordi, peposci, Aelius Tubero ap. Gell. 7, 9, 11), v. n., to run up to, run to meet; to go or come up to, to go or come to meet, to meet (class.; syn. obvenio).
I. Lit.
1. In gen.:
ilico Occucurri atque interpello, Plaut. Merc. 1, 2, 88: Caesari venienti, Caes. B. G. 3, 79: obviam alicui, to go to meet, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 30: amicis, Hor. S. 1, 4, 135; Suet. Calig. 4.—Impers.: occurritur (sc. mihi), Cic. Att. 2, 22, 3.—2. In partic., to go against, rush upon, attack an enemy:
duabus Fabianis legionibus occurrit, Caes. B. C. 1, 40: armatis, id. ib. 2, 27: telis occurrere, Verg. A. 11, 808: obvius adversoque occurrit, id. ib. 10, 734.—B. Transf.
1. To come to, meet, fall in with any thing:
quibuscumque signis occurrerat, se aggregabat, Caes. B. G. 4, 26: tot vatibus, Juv. 1, 18.—2. To go or come to any place.
(a). With dat.:
concilio, Liv. 31, 29. —(b). With ad:
legati ad id concilium occurrerunt, Liv. 31, 29.—(g). With in and acc.:
in aliam civitatem occurrere, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 27, § 67.—3. Of situation.
(a). To stand or lie opposite to:
apud Elegiam occurrit ei (Euphrati) Taurus mons, Plin. 5, 24, 20, § 84.—(b). To lie in the way of, meet as an obstacle:
in asperis locis silex saepe impenetrabilis ferro occurrebat, Liv. 36, 25, 4.—II. Trop.
A. To obviate or seek to obviate, to meet, resist, oppose, counteract:
omnibus ejus consiliis occurri atque obstiti, Cic. Cat. 3, 7, 16: illi rationi, id. Fat. 18, 41: malevolentiae hominum, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 11, 2.—2. To cure or attempt to cure; to relieve, remedy:
venienti occurrite morbo, Pers. 3, 64: exspectationi, Cic. Clu. 23, 63: rei sapientiā occurrere, id. Fam. 4, 5, 6; Nep. Pelop. 1, 1.—B. To meet with words, i. e. to answer, reply, object:
ut si dicenti, Quem video? ita occurras, ego, Quint. 1, 5, 36: Venus, Val. Fl. 7, 222.—Impers. pass.: occurretur enim, sicut occursum est, Cic. Ac. 2, 14, 44: occurritur autem nobis, et quidem a doctis et eruditis, etc., id. Off. 2, 2, 6.—C. To offer or present itself, suggest itself, appear, occur:
tu occurrebas dignus eo munere, Cic. Sen. 1, 2: nec tamen mihi quicquam occurrit cur, etc., id. Tusc. 1, 21, 49; 1, 22, 51: Atheniensium classis demersae et exercitus deleti occurrebant, Liv. 25, 24, 12; cf.: ea cum universa occurrerent animo, id. 25, 24, 12, § 14: oculis ejus tot paludes occurrerent, Col. 2, 2: oras ad Eurum sequentibus nihil memorabile occurrit, Mel. 3, 9, 3: animo, presents itself to his mind, occurs to him, Cic. de Or. 2, 24, 104; cf.: ea quae occurrant, id. ib. 2, 54, 221: una defensio occurrit, quod muneribus tuis obniti non debui, Tac. A. 14, 53: cogitationi, quonam modo, etc., Plin. 29, 1, 1, § 2: neque vos paeon, aut herous ille conturbet: ipsi occurrent orationi, will present themselves, Cic. de Or. 3, 49, 191: haec tenenda sunt oratori: saepe enim occurrunt, often occur, id. Or. 32, 115: quodcumque in mentem veniat, aut quodcumque occurrat, id. Fin. 4, 17, 47: ne quid honestum occurreret, Tac. Agr. 2.— With inf.: occurrit et aliqua dicere de magicis (herbis), it seems proper, Plin. 24, 17, 99, § 156.—D. To reach, attain (eccl. Lat.):
donec occurramus in unitatem fidei, Vulg. Eph. 4, 13: si quo modo occurram ad resurrectionem, id. Phil. 3, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
occurrō (obc-) currī (cucurrī, Ph.), cursus, ere
ob+curro, to run up, run to meet, go to meet, meet, fall in with: ad undam, face the foe, V.: dulcis amicis, H.: quibuscumque signis occurrerat, Cs.: huic (concilio), attend, L.: ad id concilium, L.: occurritur (sc. mihi).—To go against, rush upon, attack: duabus legionibus, Cs.: Obvius adversoque occurrit, V.—To lie in the way, meet: in asperis locis silex saepe occurrebat, L.—Fig., to meet, fall into, be involved: graviori bello, Cs. —To obviate, meet, resist, oppose, counteract: eius consiliis: ab nostris occurrebatur, he was resisted, Cs.—To obviate, cure, relieve, remedy: rei sapientiā: utrique rei, N.—To meet, answer, reply, object: huic dictis, V.: occurretur enim, sicut occursum est.—To offer, present itself, suggest itself, appear, occur, be thought of: tu occurrebas dignus eo munere: mihi multo difficilior occurrit cogitatio, qualis, etc.: Atheniensium exercitūs deleti occurrebant, L.: haec tenenda sunt oratori; saepe enim occurrunt, present themselves: ne quid honestum occurreret, Ta.
Origins
From ob- (“towards; against”) + currō (“to run”).
Descendants
- Catalanocórrer
- Englishoccur
- Italianoccorrere
- Portugueseocorrer
- Spanishocurrir
- Asturianalcurrir
- Asturianacurrir
- Asturianocurrir
- Galicianocorrer
- Istriotacòri