occasion
noun
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences.
occasioned
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past participleof occasion.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof occasion.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
occasionnouna particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences.
Example Sentences
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The ruling that occasioned this disclosure’s release deserves the closest reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
"The absence of our lawyers was occasioned by the state itself, not by ourselves," said Besigye.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
Caesar, Hegel writes, was driven by “an unconscious impulse that occasioned the accomplishment of that for which the time was ripe.”
From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2026
The 10th anniversary of Miranda’s Tony Award-winning, culturally transformative musical “Hamilton,” with the duel as its centerpiece, has occasioned a new wave of critical hosannas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2025
The crisis this time was occasioned by the death of the Seleucid king Antiochus II, in Asia Minor.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
