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Occasion   /əkˈeɪʒən/   Listen
noun
Occasion  n.  
1.
A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event. "The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions."
2.
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience. "Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me." "I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring Him to his death."
3.
An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause. "Her beauty was the occasion of the war."
4.
Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms. "After we have served ourselves and our own occasions." "When my occasions took me into France."
5.
A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion. "Whose manner was, all passengers to stay, And entertain with her occasions sly."
On occasion,
(a)
in case of need; in necessity; as convenience requires. "That we might have intelligence from him on occasion,"
(b)
occasionally; from time to time; now and then.
Synonyms: Need; incident; use. See Opportunity.


verb
Occasion  v. t.  (past & past part. occasioned; pres. part. occasioning)  To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety. "If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make several combinations of simple ideas into distinct modes."





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"Occasion" Quotes from Famous Books



... all right. To me the occasion's brilliant and the affluence great. I've had such talk with those ...
— The Awkward Age • Henry James
... except a few lines I wish to add which there will be no occasion to consult you about, as they will merely bear reference to a few tokens of remembrance and one or two slight funeral directions. And so pray God that you may be gray, and Forster bald, long before you are called upon to ...
— The Letters of Charles Dickens - Vol. 1 (of 3), 1833-1856 • Charles Dickens
... little room to get ready for her expedition, and Alison also pinned on her hat and buttoned on her pilot-cloth jacket. Grannie put on her best clothes for this occasion. She came out equipped for her interview in her neat black shawl and little quilted bonnet. The excitement had brought a bright color to her cheeks and an added light to ...
— Good Luck • L. T. Meade
... sometimes to see who had arrived, and sometimes to look for the king, who was not yet in sight. Having glanced round, the owl retreated to his study, doubtless to prepare his speech for this important occasion. The heaving up of the leaves and earth, as if an underground plough was at work, showed that the mole had not forgotten his duty; he had come to show his loyalty, and he brought a message from the badger, who had long since been left outside the concert of the animals and birds, humbly begging ...
— Wood Magic - A Fable • Richard Jefferies
... found herself in the company of such a completely grown-up and such a very pretty girl. Nora could give herself little airs when occasion required. She could put on rather a killing grown-up sort of would-be society manner. She never dared adopt it when Guy and Harry were near, but she contrived to get Annie away by herself, and then indulged in what the other ...
— Red Rose and Tiger Lily - or, In a Wider World • L. T. Meade


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