occur to

US /əˈkɜːr tə/
UK /əˈkɜːr tə/
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1.

ocurrirse a, venir a la mente

if a thought or idea occurs to you, you think of it

:
It never occurred to me that he might be lying.
Nunca se me ocurrió que pudiera estar mintiendo.
A brilliant idea suddenly occurred to her.
Una idea brillante de repente se le ocurrió.