occasion
noun
a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences.
will occasion
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future tenseof occasion.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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As a medium of exchange, money has to be continually handed about, and it will occasion great trouble if every person receiving currency has to scrutinize, weigh, and test it.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
The heat of summer, or a sudden change of weather, will occasion the same misfortune, if the barrels are not watched, and eased when they require it, by drawing the peg.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849
These last words are very remarkable, “the wickedness of the city will occasion its destruction.”
From The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) by Rollin, Charles
I point out that the scope-trace of an Unidentified Flying Object will occasion a lot more remark than a normal departure even at midnight.
From The Lost Kafoozalum by Ashwell, Pauline
This matter will occasion a little bustle, perhaps a great deal.
From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX by Sparks, Jared
