accurrere

Accurrere is a Latin verb meaning to run toward, hasten, or rush to someone or something. It is formed from the prefix ad- meaning “to” and currere “to run,” and it commonly conveys rapid approach or response, whether literal (a person running to a place) or figurative (acting quickly in defense or help).

Usage and syntax: In Classical Latin, accurrere can describe physical movement toward a location or person, as well as prompt action in reaction to a situation. It frequently takes ad + accusative to express direction (for example, toward aid or a defense), or it may take a dative or other constructions depending on context. The verb is versatile in narrative and rhetorical prose, often underscoring urgency or readiness to respond.

Conjugation: Accurrere is a regular verb of the third conjugation. The present indicative forms are accurrō, accurris, accurrit, accurrimus, accurritis, accurrunt, and the infinitive is accurrere. Like other verbs of its class, it forms a standard set of perfect, pluperfect, and future tenses with the usual Latin auxiliary patterns, and its principal parts are typically listed as accurrō, accurrere, accurrī, accursum (or similar references in dictionaries).

Origin and related forms: Accurrere contributes to the broad Latin field of motion verbs built with curr-, seen in words such as cursor and current. The prefix ad- participates in several compounds indicating direction or arrival and helps convey the sense of rapid approach embedded in accurrere.

See also: currere, ad- prefix.