occasion
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occasion/əˈkeɪʒn/
▶noun
- 1 a particular event, or the time at which it takes place.
■ a suitable or opportune time.
- 2 a special event or celebration.
- 3 formal reason; cause: we have occasion to rejoice.
– phrases
on occasion from time to time.
rise to the occasion perform well in response to a special situation.
take occasion make use of an opportunity to do something.
on occasion from time to time.
rise to the occasion perform well in response to a special situation.
take occasion make use of an opportunity to do something.
– origin ME: from L. occasio(n-) ‘juncture, reason’, from occidere ‘go down, set’.
'occasion' also found in these Oxford entries:
announce
- April Fool's Day
- ask
- attendance
- attendant
- bacchanal
- basho
- beard
- betimes
- blowout
- bop
- care
- ceremony
- cheer
- clinic
- condolence
- congratulation
- darshan
- dinner party
- dress
- dressy
- enjoyable
- event
- feast
- feu de joie
- fig
- for
- formal
- glad rags
- guest
- hamper
- hint
- Hispanic
- historic
- keep
- last
- make
- name
- nativity
- non-appearance
- nonce
- non-event
- oc-
- once
- oration
- photocall
- picnic
- pro hac vice
- proper
