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What (who) is OCCASIONED - definition
Occasioned
·Impf & ·p.p. of Occasion.
occasion
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Events; Occasion; Occasions; Event (disambiguation); Occasionally; Occasion (disambiguation); Occaſion
n.
opportunity
1) to have; take an occasion (to do smt.)
2) a propitious occasion
3) an occasion for
4) an occasion to + inf. (I had no occasion to speak with them; there was no occasion for me to tell her)
5) an occasion arises
happening
event
6) to celebrate; mark, observe an occasion
7) a festive, gala; fitting, propitious; happy, joyful, joyous; memorable; official; special; unforgettable occasion
8) on an occasion (on this occasion; on numerous occasions)
challenge
9) to rise to the occasion
reason
10) an occasion for (there is no occasion for alarm)
misc.
11) on occasion ('sometimes')
occasion
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Events; Occasion; Occasions; Event (disambiguation); Occasionally; Occasion (disambiguation); Occaſion
(occasions)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening.
I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden...
Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions.
N-COUNT
2.
An occasion is an important event, ceremony, or celebration.
Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge...
It will be a unique family occasion.
N-COUNT: usu supp N
3.
An occasion for doing something is an opportunity for doing it. (FORMAL)
It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate...
It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy.
N-COUNT: N for n/-ing
4.
To occasion something means to cause it. (FORMAL)
He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy.
VERB: V n
5.
see also sense of occasion
6.
If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it.
We have had occasion to deal with members of the group on a variety of charges.
PHRASE: V inflects, PHR to-inf
7.
If something happens on occasion, it happens sometimes, but not very often.
He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish.
= occasionally
PHRASE: N inflects, PHR with cl
8.
If you say that someone rose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation.
Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time.
PHRASE: V inflects
Examples of use of OCCASIONED
1. Fresh proof that the vigilance occasioned by the war on terror is bringing useful domestic benefits.
2. "I think it has occasioned a lot of discussion," he said.
3. How many heart attacks have been occasioned by putting the subject of a excoriating attack in the sender field.
4. "I deeply regret my involvement in this incident and the injury occasioned to Simon Cowley," the statement read.
5. Romania‘s president will pay September 13–16 a visit to the USA, occasioned by his participation in the UN Summit.