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to rise to the occasion

to rise to the oc·ca·sion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too rahyz too stressed th ee uh-key-zhuh n]
    • /tu raɪz tu stressed ði əˈkeɪ ʒən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too rahyz too stressed th ee uh-key-zhuh n]
    • /tu raɪz tu stressed ði əˈkeɪ ʒən/

Definition of to rise to the occasion words

  • phrase to rise to the occasion If you say that someone rose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation. 0
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Parts of speech for To rise to the occasion

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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to rise to the occasion popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% 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".

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