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"

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"

give occasion to

reason; " there was no occasion for complaint"

an opportunity to do something; " there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"

the time of a particular event; " on the occasion of his 60th birthday"

A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.

A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.

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.

Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.

A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

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

To cause or influence directly or indirectly: give rise to.

Occurrence: opportunity: requirement.

To cause: to influence.

Occurrence; opportunity; cause; need.

To cause.

To bring about; cause.

An occurrence; opportunity for some action; a condition; need; exigency.

An occurrence; opportunity, favourable time or circumstances; incidental cause; incidental need; situation of affairs.

To cause incidentally; to produce; to influence.

To cause; to produce; to give rise to; to bring about.

" I think," he said, " I've never begged your pardon for the last occasion of our being alone here together. – The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith by George Meredith

Then he left her without speaking to her on this occasion a word about herself. – The Vicar of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope

From one or two friends there on the occasion of my marriage. – The Hound of the Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle

At any rate, there's no great occasion to be angry with me, Dora. – Tales & Novels, Vol. IX [Contents: Harrington; Thoughts on Bores; Ormond] by Maria Edgeworth

On this occasion I sent Wessels and some men. – In the Shadow of Death by P. H. Kritzinger and R. D. McDonald

On the first occasion he broke down altogether. – By Desert Ways to Baghdad by Louisa Jebb

The afternoon of Christmas Day was always the occasion for a Christmas Tree. – Mary Gray by Katharine Tynan

" There is not the least occasion for you to trouble yourself about me farther," said Hester. – Weighed and Wanting by George MacDonald

He makes himself beautiful for the occasion. – The Front Yard by Constance Fenimore Woolson

Leslie, it is true, often came to sit with Kate, and on more than one occasion went out to walk with her. – A Mummer's Wife by George Moore

If you should leave London there will be no occasion, nay, it would be dangerous to write to me. – The Children of the New Forest by Captain Marryat

Neither of them seemed just right for the occasion. – Pagan Passions by Gordon Randall Garrett Laurence Mark Janifer

Did you have occasion to use it? – The Mystery of 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman

That was the thought in Kate's mind, but she did not speak it out on this occasion. – Can You Forgive Her? by Anthony Trollope

Christian language isn't up to the occasion. – Phemie Frost's Experiences by Ann S. Stephens

Of course, his release from prison was an occasion to be made the most of. – Gossip in the First Decade of Victoria's Reign by John Ashton

" I suppose," she remarked, on one such occasion, " we shall never again see Mr. Franks." – Will Warburton by George Gissing