Appear and Occur to

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Appear verb - To come into view.

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Occur to and appear are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Occur to" instead a verb "Appear".

Nearby Words: appearance, appearing

Occur to verb - To enter the mind of.

Usage example: it didn't occur to me to ask until much later

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Appear and occur to are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Appear" instead a verb "Occur to".

They appear to only be able to think in one dimension — escaping that oncoming freight train by jumping off the track just doesn't occur to them.

Source: One-Dimensional Thinking

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