Definition: an event that occurs at a critical time
Usage: at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave; it was needed only on special occasions
Similar words: natural event, occurrence, occurrent, happening
Definition: an event that happens
Synonyms: social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function
Definition: a vaguely specified social event
Usage: the party was quite an affair; an occasion arranged to honor the president; a seemingly endless round of social functions
Similar words: social event
Definition: an event characteristic of persons forming groups
Synonyms: occasion
Definition: reason
Usage: there was no occasion for complaint
Definition: a rational motive for a belief or action
Usage: the reason that war was declared; the grounds for their declaration
Synonyms: occasion
Definition: an opportunity to do something
Usage: there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill
Similar words: chance, opportunity
Definition: a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Usage: the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington; now is your chance
Synonyms: occasion
Definition: the time of a particular event
Usage: on the occasion of his 60th birthday
Synonyms: occasion
Definition: give occasion to
Similar words: cause, do, make
Definition: give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
Usage: cause a commotion; make a stir; cause an accident