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Occasion
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- 1 A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. countable, uncountable
"At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation."
- 2 an event that occurs at a critical time wordnet
- 3 The time when something happens. countable, uncountable
"On this occasion, I'm going to decline your offer, but next time I might agree."
- 4 a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people wordnet
- 5 An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. countable, uncountable
"I had no occasion to feel offended, however."
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- 6 a rational motive for a belief or action wordnet
- 7 Something which causes something else; a cause. countable, uncountable
"[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, […]"
- 8 an opportunity to do something wordnet
- 9 An occurrence or incident. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 10 the time of a particular event wordnet
- 11 A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred. countable, uncountable
"I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me."
- 12 A need; requirement, necessity. countable, uncountable
"I have no occasion for firearms."
- 13 A special event or function. countable, uncountable
"Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house."
- 14 A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion. countable, uncountable
"VVhoſe manner was all paſſengers to ſtay, / And entertaine with her occaſions ſly, […]"
- 1 To cause; to produce; to induce transitive
"It is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity."
- 2 give occasion to wordnet
Etymology
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”).
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”).
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