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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•ca•sion /əˈkeɪʒən/USA pronunciation n. - a particular time, esp. when certain events or circumstances take place:[countable]On several occasions he was seen leaving the spy's apartment.
- a special or important time, event, ceremony, etc.:[countable]The party was quite an occasion.
- a convenient or favorable time;
opportunity: [countable]a good occasion to take inventory of our stock.[uncountable]We never had occasion to take that highway. - the immediate cause;
reason:[countable]What is the occasion for this uproar?
v. [~ + object] - to give cause for;
bring about:Those actions occasioned hostility and eventually war.
Idioms- Idioms on occasion, [uncountable] once in a while;
occasionally:to drink on occasion.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024oc•ca•sion (ə kā′zhən),USA pronunciation n. - a particular time, esp. as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences:They met on three occasions.
- a special or important time, event, ceremony, celebration, etc.:His birthday will be quite an occasion.
- a convenient or favorable time, opportunity, or juncture:This slack period would be a good occasion to take inventory.
- the immediate or incidental cause or reason for some action or result:What is the occasion for this uproar?
- Philosophy(in the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead) the coincidence of the eternal objects forming a specific point-event.
- occasions, [Obs.]
- needs or necessities.
- necessary business matters:to go about one's lawful occasions.
- Idioms on occasion, now and then;
from time to time;
occasionally:She visits New York on occasion.
v.t. - to give occasion or cause for;
bring about.
- Latin occāsiōn- (stem of occāsiō), equivalent. to oc- oc- + cās(us) (past participle of cadere to fall, befall) + -iōn- -ion
- Old French occasion
- Middle English occasioun 1350–1400
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged chance, opening.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged motive, inducement, influence. See cause.
- 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged motivate, originate, produce, create.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: occasion /əˈkeɪʒən/ n - (sometimes followed by of) the time of a particular happening or event
- (sometimes followed by for) a reason or cause (to do or be something); grounds
- an opportunity (to do something); chance
- a special event, time, or celebration: the party was quite an occasion
- on occasion ⇒ every so often
- rise to the occasion ⇒ to have the courage, wit, etc, to meet the special demands of a situation
- take occasion ⇒ to avail oneself of an opportunity (to do something)
vb - (transitive) to bring about, esp incidentally or by chance
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin occāsiō a falling down, from occidere, from ob- down + cadere to fall |