İngilizce-Türkçe-Almanca sözlük

1. elverişli durum, fırsat, münasebet, vesile; sebep/durum/sıra/fırsat, take the occasion durumdan faydalanmak, fırsat düştükçe, sebep ol, on occasion ara sıra, vesile olmak, sebep olmak; gereklik, Iüzum; sebep, durum, hal.

Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin occasion-, occasio, from occidere to fall, fall down, from ob- toward + cadere to fall; more at OB-, CHANCE
Pronunciation : &-'kA-zh&n
Function : noun
Date : 14th century

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1. something a person has to do; personal necessities; person's needs.
2. something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions".
3. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.
4. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
5. 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.
6. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.
7. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
8. To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety. reason; "there was no occasion for complaint" an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday".