Dictionary Check: occasion
"occasion" is a valid word!
Scrabble
12
points
Words with Friends
15
points
Definition
noun
an event that occurs at a critical time
Example:
"at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"
noun
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony of people
Example:
"the party was quite an affair"
noun
a rational motive for a belief or action
Example:
"the reason that war was declared"
noun
the time of a particular event
Example:
"on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
noun
an opportunity to do something
Example:
"there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
verb
give occasion to
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