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occasion
(mass) | occasion
- príležitosť, príčina, spôsobiť |
occasion
(encz) | occasion,příčina Zdeněk Brož |
occasion
(encz) | occasion,příležitost n: Petr Prášek |
occasion
(encz) | occasion,vhodná doba Zdeněk Brož |
occasion
(encz) | occasion,záminka Zdeněk Brož |
occasion
(encz) | occasion,způsobit v: Petr Prášek |
Occasion
(gcide) | Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Occasioned ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Occasioning.] [Cf. F. occasionner.]
To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to
occasion anxiety. --South.
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If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make
several combinations of simple ideas into distinct
modes. --Locke.
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Occasion
(gcide) | Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), n. [F. occasion, L.
occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see Ob-)
+ cadere to fall. See Chance, and cf. Occident.]
1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that
which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.
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The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and
its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions.
--I. Taylor.
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2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance;
convenience.
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Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived
me. --Rom. vii.
11.
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I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring
Him to his death. --Waller.
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3. 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.
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Her beauty was the occasion of the war. --Dryden.
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4. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no
occasion for firearms.
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After we have served ourselves and our own
occasions. --Jer. Taylor.
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When my occasions took me into France. --Burke.
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5. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
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Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,
And entertain with her occasions sly. --Spenser.
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On occasion,
(a) in case of need; in necessity; as convenience
requires. "That we might have intelligence from him on
occasion," --De Foe.
(b) occasionally; from time to time; now and then.
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Syn: Need; incident; use. See Opportunity.
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occasion
(wn) | occasion
n 1: an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures
he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on
special occasions" [syn: juncture, occasion]
2: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an
affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a
seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn: affair,
occasion, social occasion, function, social function]
3: reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
4: the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th
birthday"
5: an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion
for her to demonstrate her skill"
v 1: give occasion to |
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occasioned
(mass) | occasioned
- spôsobil |
ceremonial occasion
(encz) | ceremonial occasion, n: |
occasional
(encz) | occasional,občasný occasional,příležitostný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
occasional paper
(encz) | Occasional Paper, |
occasionally
(encz) | occasionally,časem Zdeněk Brožoccasionally,občas occasionally,příležitostně Zdeněk Brož |
occasioned
(encz) | occasioned,vyvolal v: Zdeněk Brožoccasioned,způsobil v: Zdeněk Brož |
occasions
(encz) | occasions,příležitosti n: Zdeněk Brož |
on occasion
(encz) | on occasion, adv: |
rise to the occasion
(encz) | rise to the occasion,osvědčit se v: Zdeněk Brož |
social occasion
(encz) | social occasion, n: |
Occasion
(gcide) | Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Occasioned ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Occasioning.] [Cf. F. occasionner.]
To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to
occasion anxiety. --South.
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If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make
several combinations of simple ideas into distinct
modes. --Locke.
[1913 Webster]Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), n. [F. occasion, L.
occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see Ob-)
+ cadere to fall. See Chance, and cf. Occident.]
1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that
which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.
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The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and
its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions.
--I. Taylor.
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2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance;
convenience.
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Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived
me. --Rom. vii.
11.
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I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring
Him to his death. --Waller.
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3. 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.
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Her beauty was the occasion of the war. --Dryden.
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4. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no
occasion for firearms.
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After we have served ourselves and our own
occasions. --Jer. Taylor.
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When my occasions took me into France. --Burke.
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5. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
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Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,
And entertain with her occasions sly. --Spenser.
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On occasion,
(a) in case of need; in necessity; as convenience
requires. "That we might have intelligence from him on
occasion," --De Foe.
(b) occasionally; from time to time; now and then.
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Syn: Need; incident; use. See Opportunity.
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Occasionable
(gcide) | Occasionable \Oc*ca"sion*a*ble\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n*[.a]*b'l),
a.
Capable of being occasioned or caused. --Barrow.
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Occasional
(gcide) | Occasional \Oc*ca"sion*al\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n*al), a. [Cf. F.
occasionnel.]
1. Occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or
systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or
admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or
efforts.
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The . . . occasional writing of the present times.
--Bagehot.
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2. Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a
thing. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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3. Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; intended
for a specific occasion; for use only when needed, and not
regularly.
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Occasional cause (Metaph.), some circumstance preceding an
effect which, without being the real cause, becomes the
occasion of the action of the efficient cause; thus, the
act of touching gunpowder with fire is the occasional, but
not the efficient, cause of an explosion.
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Occasional cause
(gcide) | Occasional \Oc*ca"sion*al\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n*al), a. [Cf. F.
occasionnel.]
1. Occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or
systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or
admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or
efforts.
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The . . . occasional writing of the present times.
--Bagehot.
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2. Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a
thing. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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3. Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; intended
for a specific occasion; for use only when needed, and not
regularly.
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Occasional cause (Metaph.), some circumstance preceding an
effect which, without being the real cause, becomes the
occasion of the action of the efficient cause; thus, the
act of touching gunpowder with fire is the occasional, but
not the efficient, cause of an explosion.
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Occasionalism
(gcide) | Occasionalism \Oc*ca"sion*al*ism\, n. (Metaph.)
The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain
theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the
intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for
the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body.
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Occasionality
(gcide) | Occasionality \Oc*ca`sion*al"i*ty\, n.
Quality or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence.
[R.]
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Occasionally
(gcide) | Occasionally \Oc*ca"sion*al*ly\, adv.
In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as
convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly.
--Stewart.
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The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the
other, his subject occasionally by his preferment.
--Fuller.
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Occasionate
(gcide) | Occasionate \Oc*ca"sion*ate\, v. t.
To occasion. [Obs.]
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The lowest may occasionate much ill. --Dr. H. More.
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Occasioned
(gcide) | Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Occasioned ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Occasioning.] [Cf. F. occasionner.]
To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to
occasion anxiety. --South.
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If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make
several combinations of simple ideas into distinct
modes. --Locke.
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Occasioner
(gcide) | Occasioner \Oc*ca"sion*er\, n.
One who, or that which, occasions, causes, or produces. --Bp.
Sanderson.
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Occasioning
(gcide) | Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Occasioned ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n.
Occasioning.] [Cf. F. occasionner.]
To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to
occasion anxiety. --South.
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If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make
several combinations of simple ideas into distinct
modes. --Locke.
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On occasion
(gcide) | Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), n. [F. occasion, L.
occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see Ob-)
+ cadere to fall. See Chance, and cf. Occident.]
1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that
which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.
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The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and
its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions.
--I. Taylor.
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2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance;
convenience.
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Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived
me. --Rom. vii.
11.
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I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring
Him to his death. --Waller.
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3. 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.
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Her beauty was the occasion of the war. --Dryden.
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4. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no
occasion for firearms.
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After we have served ourselves and our own
occasions. --Jer. Taylor.
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When my occasions took me into France. --Burke.
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5. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
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Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,
And entertain with her occasions sly. --Spenser.
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On occasion,
(a) in case of need; in necessity; as convenience
requires. "That we might have intelligence from him on
occasion," --De Foe.
(b) occasionally; from time to time; now and then.
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Syn: Need; incident; use. See Opportunity.
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Semioccasionally
(gcide) | Semioccasionally \Sem`i*oc*ca"sion*al*ly\, adv.
Once in a while; on rare occasions. [Colloq. U. S.]
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To take occasion by the forelock
(gcide) | Forelock \Fore"lock`\, n.
1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.
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2. (Mech.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to
prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the
cap-square of a gun.
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Forelock bolt, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter
passing through a slot.
Forelock hook (Rope Making), a winch or whirl by which a
bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. --Knight.
To take time by the forelock or {To take occasion by the
forelock}, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an
opportunity.
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Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind,
signifying thereby that we must take time by the
forelock; for when it is once past, there is no
recalling it. --Swift.
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On occasion's forelock watchful wait. --Milton.
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ceremonial occasion
(wn) | ceremonial occasion
n 1: a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony
commemorating Pearl Harbor" [syn: ceremony, ceremonial,
ceremonial occasion, observance] |
occasional
(wn) | occasional
adj 1: occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of
wine"
2: occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals;
"episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches" [syn:
episodic, occasional]
3: occurring from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual
correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"
[syn: casual, occasional]
4: recurring or reappearing from time to time; "periodic
feelings of anxiety" [syn: periodic, occasional] |
occasionally
(wn) | occasionally
adv 1: now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally
interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on
occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite
book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along,
the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his
attention" [syn: occasionally, on occasion, {once in
a while}, now and then, now and again, at times,
from time to time] |
occasions
(wn) | occasions
n 1: something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized
occasions" |
on occasion
(wn) | on occasion
adv 1: now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and
occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally
interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on
occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite
book from the shelf and read to us"; "as we drove along,
the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his
attention" [syn: occasionally, on occasion, {once in
a while}, now and then, now and again, at times,
from time to time] |
social occasion
(wn) | social occasion
n 1: a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an
affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a
seemingly endless round of social functions" [syn:
affair, occasion, social occasion, function,
social function] |
occasional
(devil) | OCCASIONAL, adj. Afflicting us with greater or less frequency. That,
however, is not the sense in which the word is used in the phrase
"occasional verses," which are verses written for an "occasion," such
as an anniversary, a celebration or other event. True, they afflict
us a little worse than other sorts of verse, but their name has no
reference to irregular recurrence.
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