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oc·ca·sion  (-kzhn)

n.

1.

a. An event or happening; an incident.

b. The time at which an event occurs.

2. A significant event.

3. A favorable or appropriate time or juncture; an opportunity. See Synonyms at opportunity.

4. Something that brings on or precipitates an action, condition, or event, especially the immediate cause. See Synonyms at cause.

5. Something that provides a reason or justification; a ground.

6. A need created by a particular circumstance: "He must buy what he has little occasion for" Laurence Sterne.

7. A large or important social gathering.

8. occasions Archaic Personal requirements or necessities.

tr.v. oc·ca·sioned, oc·ca·sion·ing, oc·ca·sions

To provide occasion for; cause: "The year's annual reports occasion an especially revealing glimpse of how corporations lend . . . embellishment to the stark numbers of the comptroller's office" Mark Muro.

Idiom:

on occasion

From time to time; now and then.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin occsi, occsin-, from occsus, past participle of occidere, to fall : ob-, down; see ob- + cadere, to fall; see kad- in Indo-European roots.]

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occasion

Noun

1. a particular event or the time at which it happens

2. a need or reason to do or be something: we barely knew him and never had occasion to speak of him

3. a suitable time or opportunity to do something

4. a special event, time, or celebration: a wedding day is a truly special occasion

5. on occasion every so often

6. rise to the occasion to meet the special demands of a situation

Verb

Formal to cause, esp. incidentally [Latin occasio a falling down]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	occasion - an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" juncture happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens climax, flood tide - the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist's career"; "in the flood tide of his success" conjuncture - a critical combination of events or circumstances crisis - a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better" turning point, landmark, watershed - an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations" milestone - a significant event in your life (or in a project) straits, pass, head - a difficult juncture; "a pretty pass"; "matters came to a head yesterday" reality check - an occasion on which one is reminded of the nature of things in the real world; "this program is intended as a reality check for CEOs"; "after all those elaborate productions, I felt in need of a reality check"
	2.	occasion - a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" social function, social occasion, affair, function social event - an event characteristic of persons forming groups party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" celebration, jubilation - a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" fundraiser - a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money photo op, photo opportunity - an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed sleepover - an occasion of spending a night away from home or having a guest spend the night in your home (especially as a party for children)
	3.	occasion - reason; "there was no occasion for complaint" reason, ground - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
	4.	occasion - the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday" time - a suitable moment; "it is time to go" meal - any of the occasions for eating food that occur by custom or habit at more or less fixed times
	5.	occasion - an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" cut-rate sale, sales event, sale - an occasion (usually brief) for buying at specially reduced prices; "they held a sale to reduce their inventory"; "I got some great bargains at their annual sale" chance, opportunity - a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
Verb	1.	occasion - give occasion to cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" inspire - supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

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occasion

noun 1. time, moment, point, stage, incident, instance, occurrence, juncture

noun 2. function, event, affair, do (informal) happening, experience, gathering, celebration, occurrence, social occasion

noun 3. opportunity, chance, time, opening, window

noun 4. reason, cause, call, ground(s), basis, excuse, incentive, motive, warrant, justification, provocation, inducement

verb 5. (Formal) cause, begin, produce, create, effect, lead to, inspire, result in, generate, prompt, provoke, induce, bring about, originate, evoke, give rise to, precipitate, elicit, incite, engender

Translations

occasion [əˈkeɪʒən] n → oportunidad f; ocasión f (= event); acontecimiento

vt → ocasionar, causar;

on that occasion → esa vez, en aquella ocasión;

to rise to the occasion → ponerse a la altura de las circunstancias

occasion [əˈkeɪʒən] n → occasion f (= event); événement m

vt → occasionner, causer;

on that occasion → à cette occasion;

to rise to the occasion → se montrer à la hauteur de la situation

occasion [əˈkeɪʒən] n → Gelegenheit f (= celebration etc); Ereignis nt

vt (form) (= cause); verursachen;

on occasion (= sometimes) → gelegentlich;

on that occasion → bei der Gelegenheit;

to rise to the occasion → sich der Lage gewachsen zeigen

occasion [əˈkeɪʒən] n → occasione f (= event); avvenimento

vt → cagionare;

on that occasion → in quell'occasione, quella volta;

to rise to the occasion → mostrarsi all'altezza della situazione

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occasion

n occasion [əˈkeiʒən]

1 a particular time I've heard him speak on several occasions. geleentheid; okkasie فُرْصَه момент příležitost lejlighed die Gelegenheit περίσταση, περίπτωση ocasión juht(um) زمان؛ وقت بخصوص tilaisuus occasion מִקרֶה, הִזדַמנוּת अवसर, प्रसंग prigoda, prilika alkalom kesempatan tækifæri, tilefni occasione 場合 기회, 경우; (특별한) 때 kartas, atvejis, proga gadījums kali gelegenheid anledning, tidspunkt okazja ocasião ocazie случай udalosť priložnost prilika tillfälle โอกาส vesile, münasebet 特定時刻，場合 нагода; випадок وقت dịp 特定时刻，场合

2 a special event The wedding was a great occasion. geleentheid مُناسَبَه случай událost begivenhed der Anlaß ειδική περίσταση, γεγονός ocasión, acontecimiento sündmus اتفاق tapahtuma événement מְאוּרָה मौका događaj esemény peristiwa viðburður occasione 行事 특별 행사 įvykis, šventė, renginys notikums; svinības peristiwa evenement anledning, begivenhet uroczystość ocasião eveniment событие udalosť dogodek prilika tilldragelse, händelse ฤกษ์ olay; tören, kutlama 特殊事件 подія موقع dịp đặc biệt 特殊事件

adj ocˈcasional

happening, done etc now and then I take an occasional trip to London. nou en dan, af en toe من حين إلى آخَر случаен příležitostný lejlighedsvis gelegentlich περιστασιακός, σποραδικός ocasional, poco frecuente juhuslik گهگاهی؛ چند وقت یکبار satunnainen qui a lieu de temps en temps מִדֵי פַּעַם समय-समय पर povremen alkalmi sesekali sem gerist endrum og eins occasionale 時折の 이따금의, 임시의 atsitiktinis, retai pasitaikantis, proginis reizēm notiekošs; nejaušs sekali-sekala nu en dan voorkomend som skjer nå og da, leilighetsvis, tilfeldig sporadyczny infrequente ocazional редкий príležitostný priložnosten povremen sporadisk, tillfällig ซึ่งเป็นครั้งคราว arasıra olan 偶然的 випадковий; такий, що трапляється час від часу کبھي کبھار، وقتاً فوقتاً thỉnh thoảng 偶然的

adv ocˈcasionally

now and then I occasionally go to the theatre. nou en dan, soms أحْيانا понякога občas nu og da gelegentlich σποραδικά, πότε πότε de vez en cuando, a veces vahetevahel گهگاه silloin tällöin de temps en temps מִדי פַּעַם कभी कभी povremeno alkalmilag, néha kadang-kadang öðru hverju occasionalmente 時々 이따금 retkarčiais reizēm; šad un tad sekali-sekala nu en dan nå og da, av og til niekiedy de vez em quando ocazional иногда príležitostne tu pa tam povremeno då och då, emellanåt บางครั้งบางคราว arasıra 偶然，偶爾，有時候 випадково موقع بہ موقع thỉnh thoảng 偶然，偶尔，有时候