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occur to
occur to
occur to
someone
[for an idea or thought] to come into someone's mind.
It occurred to me that you might be hungry after your long journey.
Would it ever occur to you that I want to be left alone?
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occur
occur to
you
to come into your mind
Did it occur to you to call my apartment to see if I was there?
It never occurred to me to ask where she'd been.
Usage notes: often used in the form
not occur to you
:
It hadn't occurred to her that she would be expected to ride a bike.
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occur
occur to
v.
To come to someone's mind:
When it occurred to me that I could leave the party whenever I wanted, I felt more at ease.
See also:
occur
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Tecumseh
te-KUM-se
Native American, Shawnee
Umar
-
Arabic
Carter
['ka:tə]
Lakshmana
-
Hinduism
Iris
IE-ris
(English)
, EE-ris
(German, Dutch)
, EE-rees
(Finnish, Spanish)
Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish
Fredrick
FRED-rik
English
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