occasion
[ uh-key-zhuhn ]
/ əˈkeɪ ʒən /
noun
verb (used with object)
to give occasion or cause for; bring about.
SYNONYMS FOR occasion
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Idioms for 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, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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Idioms and Phrases with occasion
occasion
see on occasion; rise to the occasion.
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