intransitive. Chiefly with prepositional phrase as complement. Of a thought, idea, or impression: to occur to a person or a person's mind; to enter…

intransitive. Of a thought: to come suddenly into (formerly †in, †to) the mind.

The state of being remembered; remembrance, recollection. Chiefly in phrases. to come to mind: to be recalled; to occur to a person (esp. on…

intransitive. Of an idea, etc.: to present itself in thought, come to mind. Followed by to (a person, etc.). Frequently with it as subject and that-…

intransitive. to move to mind: to come to mind. Also to move of (also out of) mind: to be forgotten. Obsolete.

Phrases. †to cast one's cap at: to show indifference to, give up for lost. †to come, fall under, lie in one's cap: to occur to, be in one's mind. to…

to take (a person) in the head: (of an impulse, whim, etc.) to come into (a person's) mind, to occur to (a person). Chiefly with it as subject and…

transitive (reflexive). Of a thing: to offer itself to view or thought; to come before one's sight or notice; to show itself, appear; to suggest…

transitive. To pass through in one's mind, consider. Now rare (poetic in later use).

intransitive. to come in upon a person: to enter a person's mind as a powerful impression; to be understood or perceived. Later also to come in on…

reflexive. Of an idea, proposition, etc.: To present itself to the mind.

intransitive. To come into one's mind; to arise in the course of conversation. Later also more generally: to present itself as the subject of…