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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An initial investigation determined that the attack was gang-motivated, but police did not specify what occurred to lead to that conclusion.
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
In real life, the probability of a nurse being a murderer in disguise, though not zero, was low, and Lilian did not believe that such a sensational turn was likely to occur to her.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Without further ado, please find the 81 thoughts that occurred to me during my inaugural (though, unfortunately, likely not last, given my rewatching habits) viewing of Netflix’s La Dolce Villa.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
There are no toxic materials present in the debris and no significant impacts are expected to occur to marine species or water quality.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
In real life, the probability of a nurse being a murderer in disguise, though not zero, was low, and Lilian did not believe that such a sensational turn was likely to occur to her.
—Yiyun Li, The New Yorker, 9 Mar. 2025
Without further ado, please find the 81 thoughts that occurred to me during my inaugural (though, unfortunately, likely not last, given my rewatching habits) viewing of Netflix’s La Dolce Villa.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2025
There are no toxic materials present in the debris and no significant impacts are expected to occur to marine species or water quality.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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“Occur to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occur%20to. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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