occur tosomeone
phrasal verbwithoccurverbuk/əˈkɜːr/us/əˈkɝː/-rr-
If athoughtorideaoccursto you, it comes intoyourmind:
Thethoughtdidoccurto me.
[+ that]Itneverevenoccurredto usthathe hadn't beeninvited.
Doesiteveroccurto youthatI mightwantto be on my own sometimes?
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- dip
- harbour
- in the cold light of dayidiom
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- reflection
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection
- soul-searching