occasion, n.
(occasions)
freq. cnt. 23
(occasions)
freq. cnt. 23
an event that occurs at a critical time
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 1
juncture occasion
sample sentences
"at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave""it was needed only on special occasions"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
a vaguely specified social event
<noun.event> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4
affair function occasion social function social occasion
sample sentences
"the party was quite an affair""an occasion arranged to honor the president"
"a seemingly endless round of social functions"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
reason
<noun.motive> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
occasion
sample sentences
"there was no occasion for complaint"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
an opportunity to do something
<noun.state>
occasion
sample sentences
"there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the time of a particular event
<noun.time>
occasion