Occasion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an event that occurs at a critical time

a vaguely specified social event

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əkˈeɪʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/əkˈeɪʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/əkˈeɪʒən/

3 syllables Say it as /əkˈeɪʒən/.

Examples

at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
it was needed only on special occasions
the party was quite an affair

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

social function social occasion function affair juncture

Parts of Speech

noun	an event that occurs at a critical time “at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave”
noun	a vaguely specified social event “the party was quite an affair”
noun	reason “there was no occasion for complaint”
noun	the time of a particular event “on the occasion of his 60th birthday”
noun	an opportunity to do something “there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill”
verb	give occasion to

Word Forms

occasion	verb	give occasion to
occasion	noun	an opportunity to do something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gelegenheit

ein Ereignis, das zu einem kritischen Zeitpunkt auftritt

🇪🇸Spanish

ocasión

un evento que ocurre en un momento crítico

🇮🇹Italian

occasione

un evento che si verifica in un momento critico

🇳🇱Dutch

gelegenheid

een gebeurtenis die op een kritiek moment plaatsvindt

🇵🇹Portuguese

ocasião

um evento que ocorre em um momento crítico

🇷🇺Russian

повод

событие, которое происходит в критический момент

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवसर

एक घटना जो एक महत्वपूर्ण समय पर घटित होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

উপলক্ষ

একটি ঘটনা যা একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ সময়ে ঘটে

🇮🇳Tamil

சந்தர்ப்பம்

ஒரு முக்கியமான நேரத்தில் நிகழும் நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

సందర్భం

ఒక క్లిష్టమైన సమయంలో జరిగే సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रसंग

गंभीर वेळी घडणारी घटना

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રસંગ

એક ઘટના જે નિર્ણાયક સમયે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂದರ್ಭ

ನಿರ್ಣಾಯಕ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸುವ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സന്ദർഭം

ഒരു നിർണായക സമയത്ത് സംഭവിക്കുന്ന ഒരു സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੌਕੇ

ਇੱਕ ਘਟਨਾ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਨਾਜ਼ੁਕ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੇ ਵਾਪਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

موقع

ایک واقعہ جو ایک نازک وقت پر ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

场合

在关键时刻发生的事件

🇯🇵Japanese

機会

重要な時期に起こる出来事

🇰🇷Korean

기회

중요한 시기에 일어난 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dịp

một sự kiện xảy ra vào thời điểm quan trọng

🇹🇭Thai

โอกาส

เหตุการณ์ที่เกิดขึ้นในช่วงเวลาวิกฤติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesempatan

suatu peristiwa yang terjadi pada saat kritis

🇵🇭Filipino

okasyon

isang kaganapan na nangyayari sa isang kritikal na oras

🇲🇾Malay

majlis

peristiwa yang berlaku pada masa kritikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مناسبة

حدث يحدث في وقت حرج

🇮🇷Persian

مناسبت

رویدادی که در یک زمان حساس رخ می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

fırsat

kritik bir zamanda meydana gelen bir olay

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִזדַמְנוּת

אירוע המתרחש בזמן קריטי

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The primary meaning of 'occasion' is 'an event that occurs at a critical time'.

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'occasion' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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