occasional

«occasional» in Mova's school dictionary: happening sometimes, but not often or regularly — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (occasional)

meaning for a pupil

1) Occasional means happening sometimes, but not often or regularly. tree →

2) Occasional can describe something made for a special event, like occasional music. tree →

sense in the lessons

In weather forecasts, "occasional showers" means rain now and then. In everyday life, an occasional treat is a sweet you have only sometimes. Phrases: "the occasional…", "occasional showers", "occasional table" (a small side table).

examples

• We will have occasional showers this afternoon. tree →
• I like the occasional ice cream. tree →
• He makes the occasional mistake. tree →
• We get an occasional visit from my cousins. tree →
• Fruit is good every day; cake is an occasional treat. tree →
• The road has only occasional traffic. tree →
• There was little sound to be heard but the clang of weapons, an occasional screech or splash, and Slightly monotonously counting—five—six—seven—eight—nine—ten—eleven. tree →

note

Spelling: double c, single s: occasional. Adverb: occasionally. Sweets are best as an occasional treat, not every day.

In the corpora

• Crisps and sweets have little goodness and lots of salt, sugar and fat, so treats are kept small and occasional.

Trees and pragmatics

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