noun
an event that occurs at a critical time
Synonyms
Examples
- at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
- it was needed only on special occasions
noun
a vaguely specified social event
Synonyms
Examples
- the party was quite an affair
- an occasion arranged to honor the president
- a seemingly endless round of social functions
noun
reason
Examples
- there was no occasion for complaint
noun
the time of a particular event
Examples
- on the occasion of his 60th birthday
noun
an opportunity to do something
Examples
- there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill