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 act of God needs to occur to get an independent movie made. —

Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024 People can report a theft that is not actively occurring to the Police Department's ireportaustin.com or by calling Austin 311. —

Skye Seipp, Austin American-Statesman, 11 Oct. 2024 Still others are barely hanging on until reforms occur to open up the market, lower taxes, and get regulations reasonable. —

Andrew Deangelo, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for occur to