occasion
n.
opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason, cause, justification; need for something; necessity to do something
v.
make occasion for; cause, incite; bring to pass
Special Occasion
Occasion (die)
n.
occasion, opportunity; occurrence, event, incident
occasion (f)
n.
chance, occasion, opportunity; scope, bargain, opening
Occasion
(v. t.)
To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety.
(n.)
Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.
(n.)
An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.
(n.)
A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
(n.)
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
(n.)
A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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