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🔑 oc·ca·sion BrE /əˈkeɪʒn / NAmE /əˈkeɪʒn / noun 🔑 [ C ] a particular time when sth happens ◆ on this /that occasion ◆ I've met him on several occasions . ◆ I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health . ◆ They have been seen together on two separate occasions . ◆ On one occasion , she called me in the middle of the night . ◆ He used the occasion to announce further tax cuts . 🔑 [ C ] a special event , ceremony or celebration ◆ a great /memorable /happy occasion ◆ Turn every meal into a special occasion . ◆ They marked the occasion (= celebrated it with an open -air concert . ◆ Their wedding turned out to be quite an occasion . ◆ He was presented with the watch on the occasion of his retirement . anniversary , birthday , celebrate , commemorate , festivity , jubilee , occasion , parade , party , reception
🔑 [ sing. ] ~ (for sth /doing sth )a suitable time for sth ◆ It should have been an occasion for rejoicing , but she could not feel any real joy . ◆ I'll speak to him about it if the occasion arises (= if I get a chance . [ U , sing. ] (formal a reason or cause ◆ ~ (to do sth )I've had no occasion to visit him recently . ◆ ~ (of /for sth )Her death was the occasion of mass riots . ◆ I'm willing to go to court over this if the occasion arises (= if it becomes necessary . ● on ocˈcasion (s )🔑 sometimes but not often ◆ He has been known on occasion to lose his temper . ● a sense of ocˈcasion a feeling or understanding that an event is important or special ◆ Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion . 🔑 oc·ca·sion BrE /əˈkeɪʒn / NAmE /əˈkeɪʒn / verb present simple - I / you / we / they occasion BrE /əˈkeɪʒn / NAmE /əˈkeɪʒn / present simple - he / she / it occasions BrE /əˈkeɪʒnz / NAmE /əˈkeɪʒnz / past simple occasioned BrE /əˈkeɪʒnd / NAmE /əˈkeɪʒnd / past participle occasioned BrE /əˈkeɪʒnd / NAmE /əˈkeɪʒnd / -ing form occasioning BrE /əˈkeɪʒnɪŋ / NAmE /əˈkeɪʒnɪŋ / (formal to cause sth ◆ ~ sth The flight delay was occasioned by the need for a further security check . ◆ ~ sb sth The decision occasioned us much anxiety .
