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occasion
Found in thesaurus: natural event, happening, occurrent, occurrence, social event, reason, ground, time, chance, opportunity, cause, do, make
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occasion
n.
opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason, cause, justification; need for something; necessity to do something
v.
make occasion for; cause, incite; bring to pass
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Event
Event may refer to:
Gatherings of people
- Ceremony, an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion
- Convention (meeting), a gathering of individuals engaged in some common interest
- Event management, the organization of events
- Festival, an event that celebrates some unique aspect of a community
- Happening, a type of artistic performance
- Media event, an event created for publicity
- Party, a large social or recreational gathering
- Sporting event, at which athletic competition takes place
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occasion
Noun
1. an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
(synonym) juncture
(hypernym) happening, occurrence, natural event
(hyponym) pass, head, straits
2. a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
(synonym) affair, social occasion, function, social function
(hypernym) social event
(hyponym) party
3. reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
(hypernym) reason, ground
4. the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
(hypernym) time
(hyponym) meal
5. an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
(hypernym) opportunity, chance
(hyponym) sale, cut-rate sale, sales event
Verb
1. give occasion to
(hypernym) cause, do, make
(hyponym) inspire
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Occasion (die)
nf.
occasion, opportunity; occurrence, event, incident
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occasion
nf.
chance, occasion, opportunity; scope, bargain, opening
