1 [C] a particular time when sth happens:
on this / that occasion * I've met him on several occasions. * I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health. * They have been seen together on two separate occasions. * On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night. * He used the occasion to announce further tax cuts.
2 [C] a special event, ceremony or celebration:
a great / memorable / happy occasion * Turn every meal into a special occasion. * They marked the occasion (= celebrated it) with an open-air concert. * Their wedding turned out to be quite an occasion. * He was presented with the watch on the occasion of his retirement.
3 [sing.] ~ (for sth / doing sth) a suitable time for sth:
It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy. * I'll speak to him about it if the occasion arises (= if I get a chance). -< POSSIBILITY
4 [U,sing.] ~ (to do sth)
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for occasion is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is occasion a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, occasion is tagged as noun.
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