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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
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of occasion1
˜yÐÄvlog 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
According to Leslie, there were numerous social occasions when Lennon and McCartney enjoyed each other’s company after the Beatles broke up.
But he certainly rose to the occasion and stamped himself as a true Classic prospect right there.
"On each occasion the water pressure at the boundary of the properties, which is the responsibility of Yorkshire Water, has exceeded the standards required for residential properties," they added.
There were concerns he was repeatedly going missing and stealing; fears he was being exploited to use and deal drugs and that he had, on occasion, also left home with a knife.
And Trump acknowledged how great he was on several occasions as he continued to tell us how ineffective and feckless everyone else has been.
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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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