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Meanings of
occasion
in English
Portuguese
acontecimento
Catalan
succés
Spanish
acto
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A vaguely specified social event.
affair
function
social occasion
social function
Portuguese
acontecimento
An event that occurs at a critical time.
juncture
Synonyms
Examples for "
affair
"
affair
function
social occasion
social function
Examples for "
affair
"
1
Israel has seen at last one major match-fixing
affair
in recent years.
2
Love
affair
package Do you have a question to ask your Valentine?
3
However, he quit the government over the
affair
a few weeks later.
4
Earlier today, you mentioned Phil likely knew you were having an
affair
.
5
Two young ladies were discussing the love
affair
of another young lady.
1
Their common approach could later support a 'roaming'
function
for foreign travel.
2
For example, Saturn reports how many times a given
function
is called.
3
Current guidelines remain appropriate; however, frequent hepatic
function
tests should be conducted.
4
She remained in good health with excellent allograft
function
6 months later.
5
Good pouch
function
requires long term treatment with infliximab in most patients.
1
No funeral,
social
occasion
,
party function or public ceremony saw him absent.
2
And when the conductor took our tickets it was a
social
occasion
.
3
But he'd hardly have invited them both to a
social
occasion
first.
4
It was a lovely summer day, too- afineday for a
social
occasion
.
5
No
social
occasion
in Eden Place was complete without Mrs. Grubb.
1
Secondary outcomes included symptoms,
social
function
,
client satisfaction, and engagement with services.
2
That evening she was among those present at the aforementioned
social
function
.
3
Each day had its interests of work or study or
social
function
.
4
Art is made for man and has a
social
function
to perform.
5
The administration of justice is necessarily a
social
function
in a democratic society.
Usage of
occasion
in English
1
The balance wheel turns; the tides change; the sands of
occasion
shift.
2
On neither
occasion
had the intent been to promote my good health.
3
Police also raided the house looking for the baby on another
occasion
.
4
Antony, on this
occasion
,
was a most wonderful example to his soldiers.
5
Ms Tibble said students from overseas were returning home for the
occasion
.
6
Lifted by the
occasion
,
obviously, he gave Murray a very good fight.
7
On one
occasion
last year, a victim had to travel to Waterford.
8
Women's Minister Paula Bennett used the
occasion
to praise her Government's record.
9
Lincoln said; The
occasion
is too serious, the issues are too grave.
10
On this
occasion
,
however, Kushner found himself doubly in need of luck.
11
Measure 1 cup of stock; freeze the remaining stock for another
occasion
.
12
No funeral, social
occasion
,
party function or public ceremony saw him absent.
13
It was almost certainly the first-named which was responsible on this
occasion
.
14
However, I had similar issues with the Harry Potter books upon
occasion
!
15
On that
occasion
,
some of Garces' calls also came under heavy criticism.
16
The position and the
occasion
were the height of the moral sublime.
Other examples for "occasion"
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About this term
occasion
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Past Indefinite
Frequent collocations
have occasion
present occasion
be no occasion
special occasion
first occasion
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Translations for
occasion
Portuguese
acontecimento
festa
Catalan
succés
esdeveniment
ocasió
acte social
acte
Spanish
acto
acto social
acontecimiento
suceso
ocasión
Occasion
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