oc·ca·sion
oc·ca·sion/əˈkāZH(ə)n/
noun
- a particular time or instance of an event."on one occasion I stayed up until two in the morning"synonyms: instance, time, moment, juncture, point, event, happening, occurrence, affair, incident, episode, experience, situation, case, circumstance
- reason; cause."it's the first time that I've had occasion to complain"synonyms: reason, cause, call, grounds, justification, need, necessity, requirement, excuse, pretext, stimulus, inducement, provocation, motive
verb
cause (something).
"something vital must have occasioned this visit"
synonyms: cause, give rise to, bring about, result in, lead to, prompt, provoke, evoke, elicit, call forth, produce, create, arouse, make (for), generate, engender, originate, effect, bring on, induce, precipitate, stir up, inspire, spark off, trigger, breed, beget, effectuate
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especially : the immediate inciting circumstance as distinguished from the fundamental cause. His insulting remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.
a particular time, especially when something happens or has happened: We met on several occasions to discuss the issue.
noun. a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions. a special or important time, event, ...
occasion in American English · 1. a favorable time or juncture; opportunity · 2. a fact, event, or state of affairs that makes something else possible · 3. a ...
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Occasion means something special––that happens seldom or is notable when it does. On occasion, we sit down together as a family, but not every day, and never ...
OCCASION meaning: 1 : a special event or time; 2 : a particular time when something happens often used after on.