Define occasion. Occasion synonyms, occasion pronunciation, occasion translation, English dictionary definition of occasion. An event or happening, or the time of an event or happening: On several occasions, we saw him riding a motorcycle. A significant event, especially.

What does occasional mean? Created for a special occasion. (adjective) Occasional verse.
On occasion definition: sometimes but not often:.
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oc·ca·sion·al

(ə-kā′zhə-nəl)adj.

1. Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent. See Synonyms at periodic.

2. Created for a special occasion: occasional verse.

3. Intended for use as the occasion requires: an occasional chair.

4. Being a factor that makes something possible; being a cause of something.

5. Acting in a specified capacity from time to time: an occasional hunter.

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occasional

(əˈkeɪʒənəl) adj

1. taking place from time to time; not frequent or regular

3. serving as an occasion (for something)

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oc•ca•sion•al

(əˈkeɪ ʒə nl)
Definition

adj.

1. occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals: an occasional headache.

2. intended for supplementary use when needed: an occasional chair.

3. pertaining to, arising out of, or intended for the occasion: occasional verses.

4. acting or serving for the occasion or only on particular occasions.

5. serving as the occasion or incidental cause.

Adj.	1.	occasional - occurring from time to time; 'took an occasional glass of wine' infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; 'infrequent outbursts of temper'
2.	occasional - occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; 'episodic in his affections'; 'occasional headaches' unpredictable - not capable of being foretold
3.	occasional - occurring from time to time; 'casual employment'; 'a casual correspondence with a former teacher'; 'an occasional worker' irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; 'irregular hiring practices'
4.	occasional - recurring or reappearing from time to time; 'periodic feelings of anxiety' sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; 'a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids'

occasional

adjectiveinfrequent, odd, rare, casual, irregular, sporadic, intermittent, few and far between, desultory, periodicI still get the occasional nightmare about the accident.
regular, usual, constant, routine, frequent, customary, continual, habitual, incessant

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occasional

adjective1. Happening or appearing now and then:

fitful, intermittent, periodic, periodical, sporadic.

2. Rarely occurring or appearing:

infrequent, rare, scarce, sporadic, uncommon, unusual.

příležitostný

gelegentlichokkasionell

sem gerist endrum og eins

時折の

tillfällig

ara sıraarasıra olan

occasional

[əˈkeɪʒənl]A.ADJ

1. (= infrequent) [lapse, meeting] → esporádico; [rain, showers] → ocasional, aislado
she made occasional visits to England → hacía alguna que otra visita a Inglaterra → hacíavisitasesporádicas a Inglaterra
I like the or an occasional cigarette → me gustafumar un cigarrillode vez en cuando
I have the or an occasional drink → tomo una copade vez en cuando
they had passed the occasional car on the road → de vez en cuandopasaban algún cocheen lacarretera
he smokes only the or a very occasional cigar → sólomuyde vez en cuandoormuy de tarde en tarde se fuma un puro

2. (frm) (= created for special event) [poem, music] → compuestoespecialmente para la ocasión
it was written as an occasional piece for the Coronation → se escribió la piezaespecialmente con ocasiónde lacoronación

B.CPDoccasional tableN → mesafauxiliar
occasional workerN (US) → jornalero/a m/f, temporero/a m/f

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occasional

[əˈkeɪʒən^əl]adj

[visit, meeting, appearance] → occasionnel(le); [pain, headache, bout] → occasionnel(le); [lapse] → occasionnel(le)
the occasional ...
I like the occasional drink → J'aime bien boire un verre à l'occasion.

(= one or two)
architects, planners, and the occasional sociologist → des architectes, des urbanistes et quelquessociologues
Apart from the occasional article, he hadn't published anything → Mis à part un articlede temps en temps, il n'avait rien publié.

occasional

adj

visit, visitor, meeting, outburst, lapse → gelegentlich; he likes an or the occasional cigar → er rauchthin und wiederganzgerneor gelegentlich ganzgern eine Zigarre; she made occasional visits to England → sie fuhr ab und zu nach England

(= designed for special event) → Gelegenheits-; occasional poem → Gelegenheitsgedichtnt

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occasional

[əˈkeɪʒənl]adj (gen) → occasionale; (showers) → sporadico/a
I like the occasional cigarette → ogni tanto mi piacefumare una sigaretta

occasion

(əˈkeiʒən) noun

1. a particular time. I've heard him speak on several occasions. geleentheid; okkasie فُرْصَه момент ocasião

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