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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Steven was very generous in his consideration of the notions that occurred to me.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
And, other changes would likely need to occur to precipitate a large rate decline, according to Long.
—Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Because the public has a right to know appeared not to have occurred to her.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Despite the announcement coming during AAPI Heritage Month, Park admitted that having the Negotiator for a major company like Priceline be Asian hadn't occurred to him at all yet.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026
And, other changes would likely need to occur to precipitate a large rate decline, according to Long.
—Tim Maxwell, CBS News, 19 May 2026
Because the public has a right to know appeared not to have occurred to her.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
Despite the announcement coming during AAPI Heritage Month, Park admitted that having the Negotiator for a major company like Priceline be Asian hadn't occurred to him at all yet.
—Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 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 11 Jun. 2026.
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