An archaic or obsolete verb meaning to run toward or happen to; to occur.
From Latin accurrere, composed of ad- 'to' and currere 'to run.' The word is rarely used in modern English, having been largely replaced by 'occur' and 'happen.'
This word is a linguistic time capsule—it's what people might have said in Middle English when they wanted to describe something literally 'running toward' them, showing how Latin's physical metaphors shaped early English!
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