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.
It hadn't occurred to her that she would be expected to ride a bike.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
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… … New idioms dictionary
occur — verb occurred, occurring (I) formal 1 to happen: Many accidents occur in the home. | Climatic changes have occurred at intervals throughout the millennium. 2 (always + adv/prep) to happen or exist in a particular place or situation (+ in/among… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
occur to — oc ˈcur to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they occur to he/she/it occurs to present participle occurring to past tense occurred to … Useful english dictionary
occur — 01. The accident [occurred] about 9:00 this morning. 02. Line ups at food banks have become a common [occurrence] in a city where these organizations didn t even exist 20 years ago. 03. Barry was talking to his wife when it suddenly [occurred] to … Grammatical examples in English
occur — oc|cur W1S1 [əˈkə: US əˈkə:r] v past tense and past participle occurred present participle occurring [i]formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: occurrere, from currere to run ] 1.) to happen ▪ A third of accidental deaths occur in the home. ▪ … Dictionary of contemporary English
You Can't Do That on Television — Scene from the third opening Genre Comedy Format Live action, Variety, Sketch comedy … Wikipedia
You'll Need Somebody on Your Bond — (later titled You re Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond ) is a song that is attributed to both tradition and to Texan singer and guitarist Blind Willie Johnson. Johnson released the first known recording of the song on Columbia Records as You ll… … Wikipedia
occur to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms occur to : present tense I/you/we/they occur to he/she/it occurs to present participle occurring to past tense occurred to past participle occurred to occur to someone [never passive] if a thought or idea… … English dictionary
occur — oc|cur [ ə kɜr ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to happen, especially unexpectedly: Police said the accident occurred about 4:30 p.m. occur in: Complications occurred in only 5% of patients. 2. ) occur in/on etc. FORMAL to exist or be found somewhere … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
occur */*/*/ — UK [əˈkɜː(r)] / US [əˈkɜr] verb [intransitive] Word forms occur : present tense I/you/we/they occur he/she/it occurs present participle occurring past tense occurred past participle occurred Get it right: occur: Don t write the ed and ing forms… … English dictionary
