occasion

occasion
oc|ca|sion1 W2S1 [əˈkeıʒən] n
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1¦(time)¦
2¦(special event)¦
3¦(cause/reason)¦
4 if (the) occasion arises
5 on occasion
6 on the occasion of something
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[Date: 1300-1400; : French; Origin: Latin occasio, from occidere 'to fall down']
1.) ¦(TIME)¦
a)
a time when something happens
on ... occasion
▪ I've seen Jana with them on several occasions.
▪ On this occasion we were sitting in a park in Madrid.
▪ She had met Zahid on two separate occasions.
b) [singular]
a suitable or favourable time
occasion for
▪ This was the occasion for expressions of friendship by the two presidents.
2.) ¦(SPECIAL EVENT)¦
an important social event or ceremony
▪ I'm saving this bottle of champagne for a special occasion .
▪ They presented him with a gift to mark the occasion (=celebrate it) .
occasion of
▪ His funeral was a great occasion of public mourning.
3.) ¦(CAUSE/REASON)¦[U] formal
a cause or reason
▪ His remark was the occasion of a bitter quarrel.
▪ I had occasion to call on him last year.
4.) if (the) occasion arises
formal if a particular action ever becomes necessary
▪ If ever the occasion arises when I want advice, you're the first person I'll come to.
5.) on occasion
sometimes but not often
▪ On occasion prisoners were allowed visits from their families.
6.) on the occasion of sth
formal at the time of an important event
▪ on the occasion of his second wedding
→rise to the occasion at ↑rise1 (9), a sense of occasion at ↑sense1 (1)
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HINT sense 1
Do not use occasion when you mean 'a time when it is possible for you to do what you want to do'. Use opportunity or chance: Do not waste this opportunity (NOT this occasion).
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occasion 2
occasion2 v [T] formal
to cause something
▪ She had a long career break occasioned by her husband's job being moved to Paris.
occasion sb sth
▪ Your behaviour has occasioned us a great deal of anxiety.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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