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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.]
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The resistance of the bodies they occur with.
--Bentley.
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2. To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.]
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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.
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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.
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There doth not occur to me any use of this
experiment for profit. --Bacon.
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