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occasion
noun
verb
an event that occurs at a critical time
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 8
- Starts with
- O
- Ends with
- N
- Contains
- CCASIO
- Scrabble score
- 12
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
əˈkeɪʒən
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Meaning
Definitions
noun
an event that occurs at a critical time
“at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave”
noun
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
“the party was quite an affair”
noun
a rational motive for a belief or action
“the reason that war was declared”
noun
an opportunity to do something
“there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill”
noun
the time of a particular event
“on the occasion of his 60th birthday”
verb
give occasion to
In context
Example Sentences
at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
it was needed only on special occasions
the party was quite an affair
an occasion arranged to honor the president
a seemingly endless round of social functions
the reason that war was declared
the grounds for their declaration
there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill
on the occasion of his 60th birthday
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