occasion

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /əˈkeɪʒən/

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Noun

Singular occasion

Plural occasions

1. (countable) An occasion is a particular time.

   Often she had to rush home on occasions when she might have preferred to stay out.

   He met her on several occasions while a student in Germany.

2. (countable) An occasion is a good time to do something.

   The visit to Ottawa was a good occasion for us to get together.

3. (countable) An occasion is a special time or event.

   Nov 12 is a happy occasion. It is my 25th wedding anniversary.

   a good opportunity or chance

Related words

• occasional
• occasionally

Verb

Plain form occasion

Third-person singular occasions

Past tense occasioned

Past participle occasioned

Present participle occasioning

1. (transitive) If $x$ occasions $y$, $x$ causes $y$.

   Now we come to the problems that have occasioned this meeting.