English

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Pronunciation
IPA|/��keɪ��n/
audio|en-us-occasion.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪ��n
Hyphenation: oc·ca·sion

Etymology
From OF. #French|occasion.

Noun
en-noun

1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.
2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
3. An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.
4. need|Need; exigency; requirement; necessity.

#* I have no occasion for firearms.

1. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

Translations
trans-top|happening
Danish: begivenhed c, anledning c
Dutch: t+|nl|gebeurtenis|f, t|nl|voorval|n
Finnish: tapahtuma
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Swedish: händelse
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trans-top|favorable opportunity
Czech: p�íležitost f
Danish: lejlighed c
Dutch: t|nl|gelegenheid|f
Finnish: tilaisuus
trans-mid
Swedish: tillfälle
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trans-top|occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event
Danish: anledning c
Dutch: t|nl|aanleiding|f
Finnish: sattumus
trans-mid
Swedish: tillfällighet
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trans-top|need
Danish: grund c, behov n
Dutch: t-|nl|noodzaak|f, t+|nl|behoefte|f
Finnish: tarve
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Swedish: behov
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trans-top|reason or excuse
Danish: anledning c, grund c, foranledning c
Dutch: t+|nl|reden|f
Finnish: syy, aihe
trans-mid
Swedish: skäl
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Arabic: ��اسبة
ttbc|Telugu: స�దర�భ� (saMdarbhaM)
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety.

Translations
trans-top|give occasion to
Danish: foranledige, forårsage
Dutch: t+|nl|veroorzaken
trans-mid
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Related terms
occasional

French

Etymology
From L. occasionem (nominative of occasio).

Noun
fr-noun|f

1. A well-timed instance, occurrence or circumstance.
2. A good deal.
3. Object of such a deal.
4. italbrac|~ de Circumstances that end with or cause a certain action.
5. Any specific circumstance or case.

Derived terms
à l'occasion
d'occasion
par occasion
grandes occasions
sauter sur l'occasion
avoir l'occasion de

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