coming to mind
Occurring in thought
Coming to mind describes thoughts, memories, or ideas that spontaneously appear in one's consciousness without deliberate effort to summon them.
When something comes to mind, it surfaces naturally in response to a prompt, association, or moment of reflection.
Several names come to mind when I think of great jazz pianists.
The phrase often appears in contexts where someone is asked to recall or suggest something: Nothing comes to mind right now, but I'll let you know if I think of anything.
- comeMove toward someone
- tip of tongueEdge of speech organ
- word recallRetrieving vocabulary from memory
- recallMemory retrieval act
- déjà vuIllusory prior experience
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