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?
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The second comes later, after Ashley, feeling the toll of the emotional manipulation, clues him into her new scheme, which occurred to her earlier that day.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Perhaps an answer could be to invite nutrition and preventive care experts to the rooms where these important conversations occur to provide their expertise.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
Baking on my own, though, with my trusty dad and his trusty bread maker thousands of miles away, never occurred to me.
—Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
And what occurred to me again is your health is priceless.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Perhaps an answer could be to invite nutrition and preventive care experts to the rooms where these important conversations occur to provide their expertise.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 11 Apr. 2026
Baking on my own, though, with my trusty dad and his trusty bread maker thousands of miles away, never occurred to me.
—Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2026
And what occurred to me again is your health is priceless.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Apr. 2026
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 24 Apr. 2026.
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