Occasion - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈkeɪʒn|  American pronunciation of the word occasion
Brit.  |əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n|  British pronunciation of the word occasion

noun

- an event that occurs at a critical time (syn: juncture)
it was needed only on special occasions
- a vaguely specified social event (syn: affair, function)
an occasion arranged to honor the president
- reason
there was no occasion for complaint
- the time of a particular event
on the occasion of his 60th birthday
- an opportunity to do something
there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill

verb

- give occasion to

Extra examples

They marked the occasion with their families.

She wrote a song especially for the occasion.

Roses are the perfect flower for any occasion.

On the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, they took a vacation to Paris.

We had occasion to watch her perform last summer.

The boys never had occasion to meet each other.

She never found an occasion to suggest her ideas.

He took the occasion to make an announcement.

...the announcement concerning the change in scheduling occasioned much confusion...

I had no occasion to speak with them.

His insulting remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.

He will not forget those who have been the occasions of cruelty.

Your behaviour has occasioned us a great deal of anxiety.

It was needed only on special occasions.

He has never had occasion to use it.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: occasion
he/she/it: occasions
present participle: occasioning
past tense: occasioned
past participle: occasioned
noun
singular: occasion
plural: occasions
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