occasion

  • 11occasion — I noun advent, affair, chance, conjuncture, episode, event, experience, happening, incident, instance, juncture, moment, occasio, occurrence, opening, opportunity, point, situation, suitable time, tempus, time II verb breed, bring about, cause,… …

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  • 12occasion — n 1 *opportunity, chance, break, time Analogous words: juncture, pass: situation, posture, condition, *state: moment, *instant 2 *cause, determinant, antecedent, reason Analogous words: incident, * …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13occasion — (o ka zion ; en vers, de quatre syllabes) s. f. 1°   Rencontre d affaires, de lieux, de temps, convenable pour quelque chose. •   Je n eusse pas tant différé à vous remercier très humblement, si j en eusse trouvé l occasion, VOIT. Lett. 22. •   L …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 14OCCASION — s. f. Rencontre, conjoncture de temps, de lieux, d affaires, convenable pour quelque chose. L occasion présente. Belle occasion. Occasion favorable, importante. Chercher, saisir, embrasser, fuir l occasion, les occasions. Je lui ferai plaisir… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 15occasion — noun 1 time when sth happens ADJECTIVE ▪ countless, many, multiple (esp. AmE), numerous ▪ It was the first of many such occasions. ▪ a few, several …

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  • 16OCCASION — n. f. Rencontre, conjoncture, concours fortuit de circonstances qui favorise une entreprise, un dessein, etc. Occasion favorable. Chercher, saisir l’occasion, les occasions. Je lui ferai plaisir à l’occasion, quand l’occasion s’en présentera,… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 17occasion — oc|ca|sion1 [ ə keıʒn ] noun *** 1. ) count a time at which something happens: on one occasion (=once): On one occasion we had to walk all the way home. on an earlier occasion: We tested a similar product on an earlier occasion. on occasion… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18occasion — I UK [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms occasion : singular occasion plural occasions *** 1) [countable] a time at which something happens on one occasion (= once): On one occasion we had to walk all the way home. on this occasion: I ll let you… …

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  • 19occasion — n. opportunity 1) to have; take an occasion (to do smt.) 2) a propitious occasion 3) an occasion for 4) an occasion to + inf. (I had no occasion to speak with them; there was no occasion for me to tell her) 5) an occasion arises happening event… …

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  • 20occasion — oc|ca|sion1 W2S1 [əˈkeıʒən] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(time)¦ 2¦(special event)¦ 3¦(cause/reason)¦ 4 if (the) occasion arises 5 on occasion 6 on the occasion of something ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin occasio, from occidere to fall down …

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