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occasion (noun)

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  • occasion — ► NOUN 1) a particular event, or the time at which it takes place. 2) a suitable or opportune time. 3) a special event or celebration. 4) formal reason or justification: we have occasion to rejoice. ► VERB formal ▪ cause. ● …   English terms dictionary

  • occasion — noun 1 time when sth happens ADJECTIVE ▪ countless, many, multiple (esp. AmE), numerous ▪ It was the first of many such occasions. ▪ a few, several …   Collocations dictionary

  • occasion — When it means ‘reason, grounds’, the usual construction is with for + noun (or verbal noun) or with a to infinitive: • Yesterday was Schubert s birthday…suitable occasion for a Schubertiad Times, 1977. When the meaning is ‘opportunity’, it is… …   Modern English usage

  • occasion — noun 1》 a particular event, or the time at which it takes place.     ↘a suitable or opportune time. 2》 a special event or celebration. 3》 formal reason; cause: we have occasion to rejoice. verb formal cause. Phrases on occasion from time to time …   English new terms dictionary

  • occasion — noun 1) a previous occasion Syn: time, instance, juncture, point, moment, experience, case 2) a special occasion Syn: event, affair, function, celebration …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • occasion — I noun advent, affair, chance, conjuncture, episode, event, experience, happening, incident, instance, juncture, moment, occasio, occurrence, opening, opportunity, point, situation, suitable time, tempus, time II verb breed, bring about, cause,… …   Law dictionary

  • occasion — oc|ca|sion1 [ ə keıʒn ] noun *** 1. ) count a time at which something happens: on one occasion (=once): On one occasion we had to walk all the way home. on an earlier occasion: We tested a similar product on an earlier occasion. on occasion… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • occasion — I UK [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms occasion : singular occasion plural occasions *** 1) [countable] a time at which something happens on one occasion (= once): On one occasion we had to walk all the way home. on this occasion: I ll let you… …   English dictionary

  • occasion — 1 noun 1 TIME a) (C) a time when something happens: on an occasion: She had met Zahid on an earlier occasion. | I ve seen Jana with them on several occasions. b) (singular) a suitable or favourable time (+ for): We used the meeting as an occasion …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • occasion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Opportunity Nouns occasion, opportunity, opening, room; circumstance, event, opportuneness; crisis, turn, juncture, psychological moment, conjuncture; turning point; given time; nick of time; chance of a …   English dictionary for students

  • occasion — 1. noun 1) a previous occasion Syn: time, instance, moment, juncture, point; event, occurrence, affair, incident, episode, experience; situation, case, circumstance 2) a family occasion …   Thesaurus of popular words

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