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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Significant damage has occurred to the structure in recent years, worsening in 2022 as sections of the roof, flooring and exterior stucco collapsed, combined with other structural issues, according to the DNR. —

Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024 But Budin wanted to see these lipids in action, and something occurred to him during a late session at the synchrotron. —

Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024 The idea hadn’t occurred to me, although the logs were certainly attractive. —

Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2024 The incident occurred to a flight from San Diego as the aircraft landed at Harry Reid International Airport at around 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, Frontier Airlines shared in a statement. —

Escher Walcott, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for occur to