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Meaning of occasion in English

Examples of occasion

occasion
Instead, they appeared on occasion to recompute the phonetic elements, producing a new erroneous version.
During the entire post-war period there are only five occasions (1950, 1951, 1955, 1964 and 1997) in which the parties leapfrog each other.
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The occasion marked the official return to the past.
On both occasions, seeds were collected from a minimum of 25 trees.
Trapping was undertaken for three consecutive nights on each occasion.
It is bewildering to observe the same individual treating certain persons or groups altruistically on one occasion, but indifferently on another.
On both occasions, multimorbidity (presence of more than one condition) accounted for a quarter of the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity.
A social scientist who makes generalized claims is more likely to be prepared to advise on any occasion.
Significant differences were seen between the study and control groups in the social domain on the second and third occasions.
On the rare occasions where we present definitions out of sequence, we will explain what we are doing.
As demonstrated in the example, any festival, whatever its proclaimed and ostensible focus and aims, is clearly and inevitably a complex occasion.
The series was a blend of traditional studio scenes and location filming, which was no longer a luxury for special occasions.
Furthermore, these models were used to systematically test the significance of occasion-, informant-, and trait-specific effects.
On many occasions attempts have been made to explain differences in fertility levels between different populations in terms of different breastfeeding practices.
The use of contraceptives was common on the first occasion of intercourse with nearly half of the women relying on the sheath.

Collocations with occasion

occasion

These are words often used in combination with occasion.

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appropriate occasion
I shall be only too glad to debate these methods with him on a more appropriate occasion.
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ceremonial occasion
Such action as that on such occasions or on any ceremonial occasion when large crowds gather would help greatly.
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different occasion
In view of the shortage of time perhaps we can follow this up on a different occasion.
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(尤指某事發生的)時刻,時候, 特殊場合, 重大活動…
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(特別な)出来事, (何かが起きる)時…
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occasion, événement…
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ocasió, vegada…
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مُناسَبة, مَرّة…
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příležitost, událost…
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lejlighed, begivenhed…
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kesempatan, peristiwa…
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โอกาส, โอกาสพิเศษ…
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dịp, dịp đặc biệt…
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okazja, raz…
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kali, peristiwa…
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die Gelegenheit, der Anlass…
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anledning, begivenhet, gang…
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행사, 경우…
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ocasião…
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(尤指某事发生的)时刻,时候, 特殊场合, 重大活动…
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occasione…
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случай, событие…
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ocasión, acontecimiento…
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