noun. An event or happening, or the time of an event or happening.

noun. A significant event, especially a large or important social gathering.

noun. A favorable or appropriate time or juncture: synonym: opportunity.

noun. undefined

noun. A cause of or reason for something: synonym: cause.

noun. A need created by a particular circumstance.

noun. Personal requirements or necessities.

transitive verb. To provide occasion for; cause.

idiom. (on occasion) From time to time; now and then.

idiom. (rise to the occasion) To find the ability to deal with an unexpected challenge.

idiom. (take the occasion) To make use of the opportunity (to do something).

noun. An occurrence; an event; an incident; a happening.

noun. A special occurrence or happening; a particular time or season, especially one marked by some particular occurrence or juncture of circumstances; instance; time; season.

noun. An event which affords a person a reason or motive for doing something or seeking something to be done at a particular time, whether he desires it should be done or not; hence, an opportunity for bringing about a desired result; also, a need; an exigency.

noun. Used absolutely, though referring to a particular action.

noun. In negative phrases.

noun. In the abstract, convenience; opportunity: not referring to a particular act.

noun. Need; necessity: in the abstract.

noun. An accidental cause.

noun. An event, or series of events, which lead to a given result, but are not of such a nature as generally to produce such results: sometimes used loosely for an efficient cause in general, as in the example from Merlin.

noun. An incident cause, or cause determining the particular time when an event shall occur that is sure to be brought about sooner or later by other causes. The idea seems to be vague.

noun. Causal action; agency. See def. 4.

noun. Chance; occurrence; incident.

noun. A consideration; a reason for action, not necessarily an event that has just occurred.

noun. Business; affair: chiefly in the plural.

noun. A high event; a special ceremony or celebration; a function.

noun. plural Necessities of nature.

noun. Synonyms and Opportunity, Occasion. See opportunity.2, 3, and Occurrence, etc. (see exigency), conjuncture, necessity.

To cause incidentally or indirectly; bring about or be the means of bringing about or producing; produce.

To lead or induce by an occasion or opportunity; impel or induce by circumstances; impel; lead.

Synonyms To bring about, give rise to, be the cause of.

noun. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.

noun. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.

noun. An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.

noun. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity.

noun. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

noun. occasionally; from time to time; now and then.

transitive verb. To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce.

verb. To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety.

noun. reason

noun. the time of a particular event

verb. give occasion to

noun. an opportunity to do something

noun. a vaguely specified social event

noun. an event that occurs at a critical time

"For once in your life can't you keep your whining at home and think of others and what the occasion is about?"

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