Words · Common
occasion
/əˈkeɪʒən/ · 8 letters · 6 distinct letters
- noun
an event that occurs at a critical time
at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
- noun
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
the party was quite an affair
- noun
a rational motive for a belief or action
the reason that war was declared
- noun
the time of a particular event
on the occasion of his 60th birthday
- noun
an opportunity to do something
there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill
- verb
give occasion to