occur to
phrasal verb
occurred to; occurring to; occurs to
: to be thought of by (someone)
An idea just occurred to me.
It suddenly occurred to her that there was a simpler way to deal with the problem.
Did it never occur to you to ask for help?
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Maybe there were things about them that had never occurred to you before.
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Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2024
The idea for the awards had occurred to her after years of hearing about Henchman clients’ elaborate back-garden creations.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
The same occurred to former Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 presidential race.
—Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
The invasion of Ukraine led to big fears about a spike in food prices, which did occur to some extent but wasn’t as bad as some had feared.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 22 Oct. 2024
The idea for the awards had occurred to her after years of hearing about Henchman clients’ elaborate back-garden creations.
—Sophie Elmhirst, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
The same occurred to former Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 presidential race.
—Shawna Mizelle, CBS News, 9 Oct. 2024
The invasion of Ukraine led to big fears about a spike in food prices, which did occur to some extent but wasn’t as bad as some had feared.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Occur to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occur%20to. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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