occasion

«occasion» in Mova's judaism dictionary: A particular time when something happens (on this occasion) — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (an occasion, occasions); verb (occasion, occasioned — formal)

meaning for a pupil

1) A particular time when something happens (on this occasion). tree →

2) A special event or celebration (a birthday is a special occasion). tree →

3) (formal) A reason or cause (there is no occasion to worry). tree →

4) (formal verb) To cause something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, special occasions like birthdays, weddings, holidays; «dress for the occasion». In stories, «on one occasion» starts a small event. Phrases: «on occasion» (sometimes), «on this occasion», «a special occasion», «rise to the occasion» (do well when it matters).

examples

• As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel. (Prophets EZK.18.3, JPS 1917) tree →
• But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines. (Prophets JDG.14.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• And whatsoever more shall be needful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasure-house. (Writings EZR.7.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• We only eat cake on special occasions. tree →
• On one occasion, the dog ate my homework. tree →
• I've met her on three occasions. tree →
• Wear your best clothes for the occasion. tree →
• We go to the cinema on occasion. tree →
• He rose to the occasion and scored the winning goal. tree →
• (formal) His late arrival occasioned some delay. tree →
• The palace was elegantly decorated for the occasion. tree →

note

Spelling trap: double «c», single «s» — o-c-c-a-s-i-o-n. Adjective «occasional» and adverb «occasionally» mean «sometimes, not often». In maths, «on 3 occasions» means 3 times — count the occasions.

In the corpora

• But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD; for he sought an occasion against the Philistines.
• As I live, saith the Lord GOD, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this proverb in Israel.
• Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy;
• Try and grasp the fact that on this occasion we're not arguing with you; we're just telling you.»
• «Occasion» has two c's and one s.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «occasion» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.