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occasion
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/ əˈkeɪ ʒən /
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noun
verb (used with object)
to give occasion or cause for; bring about.
OTHER WORDS FOR occasion
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Idioms about occasion
on occasion, now and then; from time to time; occasionally: She visits New York on occasion.
Origin of occasion
synonym study for occasion
4. See cause.
OTHER WORDS FROM occasion
pre·oc·ca·sioned, adjectiveWords nearby occasion
O'Casey, occ., Occam, Occam's razor, occas., occasion, occasional, occasionalism, occasional licence, occasionally, occasional table
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British Dictionary definitions for occasion
occasion
/ (əˈkeɪʒən) /
noun
verb
(tr) to bring about, esp incidentally or by chance
See also occasions
Word Origin for occasion
C14: from Latin occāsiō a falling down, from occidere, from ob- down + cadere to fall
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Other Idioms and Phrases with occasion
occasion
see on occasion; rise to the occasion.
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