late 14c., occasioun, 'opportunity; grounds for action or feeling; state of affairs that makes something else possible; a happening, occurrence leading to some result,' from Old French ochaison, ocasion 'cause, reason, excuse, pretext; opportunity' (13c.) or directly from Latin occasionem (nominative occasio) 'opportunity, appropriate time,' in Late Latin 'cause,' from occasum, occasus, past participle of occidere 'fall down, go down,' from ob 'down, away' (see ob-) + -cidere, combining form of cadere 'to fall' (from PIE root *kad- 'to fall'). The notion is of a 'falling together,' or juncture, of circumstances. The sense of 'the time or a time at which something happens' is from 1560s.

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occasion (v.)

mid-15c., occasionen, 'to bring (something) about, be the cause of (something),' from occasion (n.), or else from Old French occasionner 'to cause,' from Medieval Latin occasionare, from Latin occasionem (see occasion (n.)). Related: Occasioned; occasioning.

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1. countable a time at which something happens

   on one occasion (=once):

   On one occasion we had to walk all the way home.

   on this occasion:

   I’ll let you off on this occasion.

   on an earlier occasion:

   We tested a similarproduct on an earlier occasion.

   on occasion (=sometimes):

   He continues to work with us on occasion.

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   1. singular a suitable time for something

      occasion for:

      Her promotion was an occasion for greatcelebration.

      not the occasion for something (=not an appropriate time for something):

      This is not the occasion for such a detailedanalysis.

      occasion for doing something:

      Victoryprovided him with the occasion for declaringhimselfking.

      occasion for someone to do something:

      This will be an occasion for us all to make a newstart.

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   2. countable a special or important time or event

      The first opening of a Scottish parliament for 300 years was a historic occasion.

      special occasion:

      The dress is perfect for a special occasion.

      mark an occasion (=celebrate it):

      We should mark the occasion in some way.

      on the occasion of something (=when something special happens):

      There was a celebration on the occasion of the school’s anniversary.

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2. singular ​formala reason for something

   have occasion to do something:

   I’ve had no occasion to complain about their service.

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   1. a cause of something

      be the occasion of something:

      His mistake was the occasion of much amusement.

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Occasion And Position

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