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- [uh-key-zhuh n]
- /əˈkeɪ ʒən/
- /əˈkeɪ.ʒən/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-key-zhuh n]
- /əˈkeɪ ʒən/
Definitions of occasions word
- noun occasions a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions. 1
- noun occasions a special or important time, event, ceremony, celebration, etc.: His birthday will be quite an occasion. 1
- noun occasions a convenient or favorable time, opportunity, or juncture: This slack period would be a good occasion to take inventory. 1
- noun occasions the immediate or incidental cause or reason for some action or result: What is the occasion for this uproar? 1
- noun occasions (in the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead) the coincidence of the eternal objects forming a specific point-event. 1
- noun occasions occasions, Obsolete. needs or necessities. necessary business matters: to go about one's lawful occasions. 1
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Origin of occasions
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English occasioun < Old French occasion < Latin occāsiōn- (stem of occāsiō), equivalent to oc- oc- + cās(us) (past participle of cadere to fall, befall) + -iōn- -ion
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Parts of speech for Occasions
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
occasions popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
occasions usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for occasions
noun occasions
- times — multiplied by: Two times four is eight.
- cases — Plural form of case.
- junctures — a point of time, especially one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances: At this juncture, we must decide whether to stay or to walk out.
- events — Plural form of event.
- instances — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
verb occasions
- prompts — done, performed, delivered, etc., at once or without delay: a prompt reply.
- effects — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
- dos — any of several single-user, command-driven operating systems for personal computers, especially MS DOS.
- hatches — Plural form of hatch.
- moves — to pass from one place or position to another.
Antonyms for occasions
noun occasions
- misfortunes — adverse fortune; bad luck.
- hindrances — Plural form of hindrance.
verb occasions
- ends — Plural form of end.
- finishes — Plural form of finish.
- halts — Plural form of halt.
- hinders — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- ruins — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
Top questions with occasions
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