ocurrirse
verb
1. to occur to someone, to think of ocurrírsele algo a alguien; ocurrírsele + infinitivo
an idea or action comes to mind
Common combinations
- ocurrírsele una idea — to think of an idea
- ocurrírsele una solución — to think of a solution
- ocurrírsele hacer algo — to think of doing something
- Se me ocurrió una buena idea.A good idea occurred to me.
- A Marta se le ocurrió llamar a su madre.Marta thought of calling her mother.
- ¿Cómo se te ocurre salir sin abrigo?How could you think of going out without a coat?
Same root
ocurrirocurrencia