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Meanings of Occasion in English

Portuguese
acontecimento
Catalan
succés
Spanish
acto

A vaguely specified social event.

        acontecimento

        An event that occurs at a critical time.

              Usage of Occasion in English
              1
              Some Gentlemen of the Town waited on the General on this Occasion.
              The Writings of Samuel Adams - Volume 3
              2
              Here's Shakespeare on the Occasion of a Line Drive to Center Field:
              Bardisms
              3
              KJC: I really love designing products for different people and different occasions.
              Ebony
              4
              The balance wheel turns; the tides change; the sands of occasion shift.
              The Best Short Stories of 1921, and the Yearbook of the American...
              5
              On neither occasion had the intent been to promote my good health.
              Cross Bones
              6
              On both occasions, Clare said she never suffered any adverse health effects.
              News.com.au
              7
              Kansas State worked its way back within one point on three occasions.
              Reuters
              8
              The UK government has called for Shaker Aamer's release on several occasions.
              BBC
              9
              She asserts, quite trenchantly, her right to wear trousers on State occasions.
              The Irish Times
              10
              Police said Mr Baker was targeted on two earlier occasions in December.
              Radio NZ
              11
              Mr Ahern said Mr Taylor had been helpful on numerous recent occasions.
              The Irish Times
              12
              The issue has been debated in parliament on a number of occasions.
              The Guardian
              13
              Police also raided the house looking for the baby on another occasion.
              Radio NZ
              14
              Antony, on this occasion, was a most wonderful example to his soldiers.
              The Memoirs of Cleopatra
              15
              Ms Tibble said students from overseas were returning home for the occasion.
              Radio NZ
              16
              Lifted by the occasion, obviously, he gave Murray a very good fight.
              The Guardian
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              Occasion through the time
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