occorrere
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin occurrere (“to run to”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]occórrere (first-person singular present occórro, first-person singular past historic occórsi, past participle occórso, auxiliary èssere) [auxiliary essere]
- (intransitive, impersonal) must; to need; to be necessary [with a ‘to someone’, along with che (+ subjunctive clause) ‘that ...’ or per (+ infinitive) ‘(in order) to do something’]
- Synonyms: bisognare, necessitare, abbisognare, urgere, servire
- a un buon scrittore occorre la chiarezza
- a good writer needs clarity
- quanto denaro ti occorre per comprare l'auto?
- how much money do you need to buy the car?
- 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:
- Non occorreva che glielo dicesse.
- She need not have told him that.
- (intransitive, literary) to occur, to happen [with a ‘to someone’]
- (intransitive, literary) to come to mind
- (intransitive, archaic) to bump into [with a ‘someone’]
- (archaic) to help
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of occórrere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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