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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The most recent data show that most births now occur to women ages 30 to 34, while a decade ago the cohort that was most likely to give birth was 25 to 29.
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Sarah Varney, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Even so, the idea of claiming Social Security early and investing the funds has occurred to many retirees.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Collusion between these parties and others has occurred to defraud me of my rights and these parties have conspired to accomplish something forbidden by law causing moral injury to my being.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
A bit later Hector broke the silence with what suddenly occurred to him as a telling point.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sarah Varney, NBC News, 18 Mar. 2025
Even so, the idea of claiming Social Security early and investing the funds has occurred to many retirees.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2025
Collusion between these parties and others has occurred to defraud me of my rights and these parties have conspired to accomplish something forbidden by law causing moral injury to my being.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
A bit later Hector broke the silence with what suddenly occurred to him as a telling point.
—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Occur to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occur%20to. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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