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?

Examples of occur to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Weeks later, at the encouragement of friends, Doe reported what had occurred to the Cornell University Police Department, her lawsuit says. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

The possibility -- even likelihood -- of some rickety old thing collapsing under me never occurred to me. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Forming a union of women hadn’t occurred to them as an option—that was something for men working construction or in factories. — Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Those two seasons have interesting parallels, which actually did not even occur to me until much later. — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for occur to

• amadou
• avenue
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• baraboo
• barbecue
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• caribou
• cockatoo
• detinue
• devalue