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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That’s something that never really occurred to me, that that would even be a choice.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
For decades, residential development has occurred to the east and west despite the significant adverse health consequences for neighbors.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
The physician can describe patient signs and symptoms with appropriate medical precision for the AI to analyze
In particular, the AI can frequently suggest diagnoses that would not otherwise occur to the physician.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Like, as a mathematician, the thought that occurs to me is maybe there are inequalities.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
For decades, residential development has occurred to the east and west despite the significant adverse health consequences for neighbors.
—Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
The physician can describe patient signs and symptoms with appropriate medical precision for the AI to analyze
In particular, the AI can frequently suggest diagnoses that would not otherwise occur to the physician.
—Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Like, as a mathematician, the thought that occurs to me is maybe there are inequalities.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2025
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“Occur to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/occur%20to. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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