occorrere
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Italian[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) (also with a, [che + subj. or inf.], or [per + inf.]) must; to need; to be necessary
- 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.
- (literary, transitive with a) to occur
- (intransitive, literary) to come to mind
- (archaic, transitive with a) to bump into (someone)
- (archaic) to help
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of occórrere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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