01 v. i. To meet; to clash.
imp. & p. p.
Occurred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Occurring
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1.
To meet; to clash.[Obs.]“The resistance of the bodies they occur with.” — Bentley.
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2.
To go in order to meet; to make reply.[Obs.]“I must occur to one specious objection.” — Bentley.
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3.
To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to appear.“In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no such thing as “heir” in our author's sense.” — Locke.
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4.
To happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs.
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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.“There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit.” — Bacon.