occasion
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occasion
- /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/
- [əˈkʰeɪ̯ʒən] ~ [əˈkʰeɪ̯ʒn̩]
Rhymes with -eɪʒən
Where it comes from
From Middle English occasioun, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occāsiōnem, noun of action from perfect passive participle occāsus, from verb occidō, from prefix ob- (“down", "away”) + verb cadō (“fall”).
noun occasions
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.
- The time when something happens. On this occasion, I'm going to decline your offer, but next time I might agree.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. I had no occasion to feel offended, however.
- Something which causes something else; a cause. [I]t were too vile to ſay, and ſcarce to be beleeued, what we endured: but the occaſion was our owne, for want of prouidence, induſtrie and gouernment, […]
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An occurrence or incident.
Similar: event, happening, affair, befalling, episode, instance, goings-on, hap, incident, occasion, occurrence, proceeding
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A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me.
Similar: instant, point in time, juncture, minute, moment, occasion, sith, time
- A need; requirement, necessity. I have no occasion for firearms.
- A special event or function. Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house.
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion. VVhoſe manner was all paſſengers to ſtay, / And entertaine with her occaſions ſly, […]
verb occasions · occasioning · occasioned
- To cause; to produce; to induce It is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: affair, juncture, social occasion, event, incident, occurrence, case, circumstance, timeliness, situation, opportunity, suitable, appropriateness, appropriate, proper, cause
Translations
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noun favorable opportunity
| Español | ocasión |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기회 gihoe, 경우 gyeong'u |
| 日本語 | 場合 baai, 機会 kikai |
| 中文 | 場合 /场合 chǎnghé, 機會 /机会 jīhuì |
| Português | ocasião |
| Français | occasion |
| Deutsch | Gelegenheit |
| Italiano | occasione |
| Română | ocazie, situație favorabilă |
| Русский | слу́чай slúčaj |
| العربية | فُرْصَة furṣa, مُنَاسَبَة munāsaba |
noun occurrence which brings with it some unlooked-for event; motive, reason
| Deutsch | Gelegenheit |
|---|---|
| Русский | собы́тие sobýtije, по́вод póvod |
noun particular happening
| Português | ocasião |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Anlass |
| Italiano | ricorrenza |
| Română | întâmplare, hazard |
| Русский | возмо́жность vozmóžnostʹ, собы́тие sobýtije, по́вод póvod, раз raz, слу́чай slúčaj |
| العربية | مُنَاسَبَة munāsaba |
noun need
| Русский | необходи́мость neobxodímostʹ |
|---|
noun special event or function
| Italiano | avvenimento |
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noun reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion
| Italiano | motivo |
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verb give occasion to
| Español | ocasionar |
|---|---|
| Italiano | occasionare |
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title = {occasion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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