occur to

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

Children and teens made it out virtually unscathed, with just four percent of deaths occurring to visitors under the age of 14. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

When Lilly approached him with an additional question about his rationale that occurred to her in thinking about it later and suggested a slightly different point of view and a few changes, Steve had no patience. — Susan MacKenty Brady, Fortune, 14 July 2026

But because Citi Bike requires a debit or credit card, data is already collected (this seems to have not occurred to City Hall). — Bradley Tusk, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026

Madibo, though, did have his hands on his head, clearly distressed after seeing what occurred to Koné as players, coaches and medical staff surrounded the 24-year-old on the pitch. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026

Rhymes for occur to

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