
Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): occasion, occasional, occasionally
Xem thêm: juncture, affair, social occasion, function, social function
occasion noun
1 time when sth happens
ADJ. many, numerous It was the first of many such occasions. | rare | previous | separate
VERB + OCCASION recall, remember
PREP. on an/the ~ The police were called out on 24 separate occasions. | on ~(s) He has even been known to go shopping himself on occasion.
PHRASES a number of occasions I have stayed there on a number of occasions. | on one occasion On one occasion he even rang me in the middle of the night. | on that/this ~ On this occasion, as it happens, the engine started immediately.
2 suitable time
ADJ. right, suitable
OCCASION + VERB arise I'll speak to him if the occasion arises.
PREP. ~ for It should have been an occasion for rejoicing.
PHRASES have occasion to do sth Last year we had occasion to visit relatives in Cornwall.
3 special event
ADJ. auspicious, big, great, important, memorable, momentous, special | festive, happy, joyous | formal, sad, solemn | social | ceremonial, state The Queen's coach is only used for state occasions.
VERB + OCCASION celebrate, mark a party to mark the occasion of their daughter's graduation | rise to The choir rose to the occasion and sang beautifully.
PHRASES for all occasions, for every occasion We sell cards and notepaper for all occasions. | a sense of occasion On the day of the wedding there was a real sense of occasion.
n.
at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
it was needed only on special occasions
the party was quite an affair
an occasion arranged to honor the president
a seemingly endless round of social functions
there was no occasion for complaint
on the occasion of his 60th birthday
there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill
v.