Occasions has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
something you have to do
"he minded his own specialized occasions"
2
plural of occasion
"We attended several special occasions during the holiday season."
Verb
1
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of occasion
"The rain often occasions delays on the commute to work."
In plain English: To occasion something means to cause it to happen or make it occur.
"The holiday occasioned much joy among all the guests."
Example Sentences
"The holiday occasioned much joy among all the guests."
verb
"The committee will not occasion any further delays in the project timeline."
verb
"Your generous donation did not occasion much trouble for the charity team."
verb
"We hope this visit will not occasion unnecessary alarm among your neighbors."
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)