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.
3. Of situation.
(α).
To stand or lie opposite to: “apud Elegiam occurrit ei (Euphrati) Taurus mons,” Plin. 5, 24, 20, § 84.—
(β).
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.
