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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That idea had not occurred to me until my daughter brought it up.
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
You’re just distracted by other things and some things don’t occur to you.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
On the way up the creek the question of which boy would get first shot at a deer had occurred to me.
—William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
You’re just distracted by other things and some things don’t occur to you.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
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Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 28 Nov. 2025
You’re just distracted by other things and some things don’t occur to you.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 27 Nov. 2025
On the way up the creek the question of which boy would get first shot at a deer had occurred to me.
—William J. McRae, Outdoor Life, 26 Nov. 2025
You’re just distracted by other things and some things don’t occur to you.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for occur to
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“Occur to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occur%20to. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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