ocurrir
/okuˈriɾ/ · A1 · verb
to happen, to occur
💡 ocurrir = English occur; se me ocurrió = it occurred to me
From Latin occurrere, to run to meet: ob (toward) + currere (to run). An event runs up to meet you, so it happens. With se me, an idea runs up to you: se me ocurrió una idea = I came up with an idea.