occur to
This page is about the phrasal verb occur to
Meaning
If a thought or an idea occurs to you, it comes to you.
Synonym
come to
For example
- sth occurs to sb When did the idea of going back to university occur to you?
- occur to sb that While I was playing with my daughter, it occurred to me that she was starting to look more and more like my wife.
Nouns often used as subjects with occur to: idea, thought, solution, plan
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