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occasion
[ uh-key-zhuhn ]
noun
- a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:
They met on three occasions.
- a special or important time, event, ceremony, celebration, etc.:
His birthday will be quite an occasion.
- a convenient or favorable time, opportunity, or juncture:
This slack period would be a good occasion to take inventory.
Synonyms: ,
- the immediate or incidental cause or reason for some action or result:
What is the occasion for this uproar?
Synonyms: , ,
- (in the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead) the coincidence of the eternal objects forming a specific point-event.
- occasions, Obsolete.
- needs or necessities.
- necessary business matters:
to go about one's lawful occasions.
verb (used with object)
- to give occasion or cause for; bring about.
Synonyms: , , ,
occasion
/ əˈɪə /
noun
- sometimes foll by of the time of a particular happening or event
- sometimes foll by for a reason or cause (to do or be something); grounds
there was no occasion to complain
- an opportunity (to do something); chance
- a special event, time, or celebration
the party was quite an occasion
- on occasionevery so often
- rise to the occasionto have the courage, wit, etc, to meet the special demands of a situation
- take occasionto avail oneself of an opportunity (to do something)
verb
- tr to bring about, esp incidentally or by chance
Other 51Թ Forms
- o·sDzԱ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of occasion1
Idioms and Phrases
- on occasion, now and then; from time to time; occasionally:
She visits New York on occasion.
More idioms and phrases containing occasion
see on occasion ; rise to the occasion .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
On that occasion, according to Jalisco prosecutors, authorities arrested 10 suspects who remain in custody, though authorities have not clarified what charges they face.
But the suspect later returned to the location on several occasions with additional people, and together they “committed hate crimes against the victim,” the release said.
Despite all the problems, Spaniards were praised by the government for rising to the occasion and showing solidarity.
On several occasions in just over three months, Trump has said he isn’t joking about exploring ways to run for a third term, or to otherwise remain in power.
The death of Sade’s mother, the twin of Mina’s father, is an occasion for a double mourning.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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