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occur to

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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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