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?
See also: 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.
See also: 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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Tecumsehte-KUM-seNative American, Shawnee
Umar-Arabic
Carter['ka:tə]
Lakshmana-Hinduism
IrisIE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish
FredrickFRED-rikEnglish