occasionally
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occasionally
- /əˈkeɪʒənəli/
- /əˈkeɪʒnəli/
- /əˈkeɪʒənli/
Where it comes from
From Middle English occasionally, occasionaly, occasyoneely, occasyonly, equivalent to occasional + -ly.
adverb more occasionally · most occasionally
- On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes. God ſetteth no houres for the morning or evening ſacrifice because they may occaſionally be changed.
- On an occasion, accidentally, by chance. Mr Tourville occasionally told his age; just turned of thirty-one.
- On the occasion of something else happening; incidentally, by the way. Were nothing els diſcourſively inſerted (as ſome little elſe occaſionally preſented it ſelfe), what paper more currently fit for the bareſt mechanicall uſes, [...]
Similar: at times, ever and anon, every once in a while, every now and then, every so often, from time to time, intermittently, irregularly, now and again, now and then, occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly, while, whilom · Opposite: usually, rarely
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: at times, on occasion, incidentally, rarely, seldom, infrequently, sporadically, intermittently, sometimes, often, periodically, occasion, sometime, some, exceptionally, casually
adverb
Similar: at times, ever and anon, every once in a while, every now and then, every so often, from time to time, intermittently, irregularly, now and again, now and then, occasionally, on occasion, once in a while, sometimes, sporadically, uncommonly, while, whilom · Opposite: usually, rarely
Translations
Every language
adv at relatively infrequent intervals
| Español | ocasionalmente, de vez en cuando, a veces |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 가끔 gakkeum |
| 日本語 | たまに tamani, 偶に tamani |
| 中文 | 偶爾 /偶尔 ǒu'ěr, ǒu'ér, 偶然 ǒurán |
| Português | ocasionalmente |
| Français | occasionnellement |
| Deutsch | gelegentlich |
| Italiano | occasionalmente, saltuariamente, talvolta |
| Ελληνικά | περιστασιακά peristasiaká, πού και πού poú kai poú |
| Română | ocazional, câteodată, uneori |
| Русский | иногда́ inogdá, и́зредка ízredka, вре́мя от вре́мени vrémja ot vrémeni |
| Tiếng Việt | đôi khi |
| العربية | أَحْيَانًا ʔaḥyānan |
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title = {occasionally},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occasionally},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
