B1verb · transitive · common

occasion

oc·ca·sion

occasion · occasions · occasioned · occasioning

To cause; to produce; to induceTo cause; to produce; to induce

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/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/

» I've met Tom on several occasions.

Я зустрічала Тома кілька разів. — deniko

Я зустрічав Тома кілька разів. — deniko

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Meaning

1 senses

To cause; to produce; to induce
It is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity.

More definitions

give occasion to

Examples

227 sentences

I've met Tom on several occasions.
Я зустрічала Тома кілька разів. — deniko
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Your speech was appropriate for the occasion.
Ваша мова була відповідною для цього випадку. — rmdas
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It's not a happy occasion.
Це не дуже радісна нагода. — deniko
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It isn't a happy occasion.
Це не дуже радісна нагода. — deniko
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I met him on several occasions.
deIch traf ihn bei verschiedenen Gelegenheiten. — Esperantostern
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Origin

From Middle English occasioun, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from

From Middle English occasioun, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occāsiōnem, noun of action from perfect passive participle occāsus, from verb occidō, from prefix ob- (“down", "away”) + verb cadō (“fall”).

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Forms

occasions, occasioning, occasioned, occasioned

Base form	occasion · to occasion
3rd person singular	occasions
Present participle	occasioning
Past simple	occasioned
Past participle	occasioned

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	occasion
he, she, it	occasions

Past simpleLesson

all persons

occasioned

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have occasioned
he, she, it	has occasioned

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will occasion

Word family

2 related words

Derivedoccasionable reoccasion

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

6 patterns

special occasions
for the occasion
on special occasions
a special occasion
on several occasions
several occasions