Definition of 'occasion'

Noun

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

Verb

1. give occasion to

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