Occasion | Mean of occasion in English Dictionary

/əˈkeɪʒən/

• Noun
• a special event or time
1. birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions
2. They marked/celebrated the occasion with their families.
3. She wrote a song especially for the occasion.
4. Roses are the perfect flower for any occasion.
5. formal occasions
6. a memorable/historic occasion
7. On the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary, they took a vacation to Paris.
• a particular time when something happens
1. This would mark the first occasion [=time] that the club accepted new members.
2. We usually meet at noon, but on this particular occasion, we met at two o'clock.
3. I heard him speak on more than one occasion. = I heard him speak on several occasions.
• a chance or opportunity
1. We had occasion to watch her perform last summer.
2. The boys never had occasion to meet each other.
3. She never found an occasion to suggest her ideas.
4. He took/used the occasion to make an announcement.

• a reason to do something
1. The team's win was an occasion for celebration.
• sometimes but not often
1. On occasion [=occasionally], we'll drive out to the beach and watch the sunset.
2. I have on occasion tried to help him with his homework.
3. These machines are still used on occasion today.
• Verb
• to cause (something)
1. The program has occasioned [=brought about] much discussion about violence on television.
2. Her trip back home was occasioned by her mother's recent death.