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occurred to

[/əˈkɜːrd tuː/]
verb phrase
ocorreu a; veio à mente
1. came into someone's mind; was suddenly thought of
It occurred to me that we should call ahead.
Ocorreu-me que deveríamos ligar com antecedência.
2. happened or took place (less common usage)
The accident occurred to him last week.
O acidente ocorreu-lhe na semana passada.
Synonyms
came to mindcrossed one's mindstruckdawned onhappened to think of

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
ocorreu a; veio à mente
most common usage
São Paulo
ocorreu a
standard usage in business and formal contexts
Portugal
ocorreu-me; passou-me pela cabeça
both forms acceptable; 'passou-me pela cabeça' is more colloquial

Related Idioms & Phrases

it never occurred to me
did it occur to you that
it occurred to someone that
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