occasion
/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/ sustantivo B1En español: ocasión
- A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance. · At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.
- The time when something happens. · On this occasion, I'm going to decline your offer, but next time I might agree.
- An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason. · I had no occasion to feel offended, however.
- Something which causes something else; a cause.
- A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred. · I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me.· a momentous occasion in the history of South Africa
- A need; requirement, necessity. · I have no occasion for firearms.
- A special event or function. · Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house.
- A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
Plural occasions
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A severe and unseasonable attack of grippe had confined that good lady to her house ever since the occasion of her last visit to Green Gables.
“I hope you won’t have occasion to make many more such apologies.
I assure you, Marilla, that I feel like praying tonight and I’m going to think out a special brand-new prayer in honor of the occasion.”
“But it’s such a very special occasion,” mourned Anne, on the verge of tears.
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