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?

Examples of occur to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One problem that occurs to me might be if your son-in-law’s sister plans to bring the kids and live with her mother in the future. —Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025

One problem that occurs to me might be if your son-in-law’s sister plans to bring the kids and live with her mother in the future. —Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 Dec. 2025

In a post on X, university officials encouraged students who were in the building where the shooting occurred to contact local police. —Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 16 Dec. 2025

This is what kept occurring to me while watching the two-time Oscar nominee crushing it on last night’s show. —Charu Sinha, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for occur to

• amadou
• avenue
• ballyhoo
• baraboo
• barbecue
• barbeque
• bugaboo
• cabildo
• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue