Verb
spring suddenly
Source: WordNetAlthough I had arrived in total darkness the light of truth at once burst upon my mind and I perceived most clearly that the republicans had overreached themselves. Francis Bond Head
The beautiful truth burst upon my mind - I felt that there were invisible lines stretched between my spirit and the spirits of others. Helen Keller
Yes, I now feel that it was then on that evening of sweet dreams- that the very first dawn of human love burst upon the icy night of my spirit. Since that period I have never seen nor heard your name without a shiver half of delight, half of anxiety. Edgar Allan Poe
He burst upon our conversation Source: Internet