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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?

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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Did you know that the pain felt from a strain actually occur to prevent further activity which can cause injury?
Head injuries can occur to baseball and softball players when they are batting (being hit in the head with a pitched ball) or when they are in the field (being hit in the head by a batted ball).
Past life memories occur to individuals when they visit places they have not been to.
 
 
 
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