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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New resources occurred to me to help a client.
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Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
What occurred to the plane, which was photographed Wednesday evening with its nose laying down on the runway, is relatively unusual, according to Max Trescott, a pilot and the host of Aviation News Talk podcast.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
For some reason, though, the thought didn’t even occur to me.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 12 Sep. 2025
Granted, the scene looked grim, but the Commanders will need to do tests to determine what occurred to the defensive end.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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Nell Derick Debevoise, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
What occurred to the plane, which was photographed Wednesday evening with its nose laying down on the runway, is relatively unusual, according to Max Trescott, a pilot and the host of Aviation News Talk podcast.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
For some reason, though, the thought didn’t even occur to me.
—R29 Team, Refinery29, 12 Sep. 2025
Granted, the scene looked grim, but the Commanders will need to do tests to determine what occurred to the defensive end.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Occur to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occur%20to. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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