- Occurring
- Occur Oc*cur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Occurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Occurring}.] [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see {Ob-}) +
currere to run. See {Course}.]
1. To meet; to clash. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The resistance of the bodies they occur with. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
2. To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
I must occur to one specious objection. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
3. To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to appear. [1913 Webster]
In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no such thing as ``heir'' in our author's sense. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
4. To happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs. [1913 Webster]
5. 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. [1913 Webster +PJC]
There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Look at other dictionaries:
occurring — index current Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
occurring — 1. noun The action of the verb to occur. 2. adjective That occurs in a specified manner. naturally occurring macromolecules … Wiktionary
occurring — oc·cur || É™ kÉœr /É™ kÉœË v. happen, take place, transpire; come to mind, suggest itself … English contemporary dictionary
occurring after death — index posthumous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
occurring again — index periodic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
occurring at the same time — index concurrent (at the same time) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
occurring by chance — index fortuitous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
occurring in an instant — index instantaneous Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
occurring simultaneously — index coincidental Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary