occasions

/əˈkeɪʒənz/

IPA: /AH0 K EY1 ZH AH0 N Z/

noun

1
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
“At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.”
2
The time when something happens.
“on this occasion, I'm going to decline your offer, but next time I might agree.”
3
An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
“I had no occasion to feel offended, however.”
4
Something which causes something else; a cause.
5
An occurrence or incident.
6
A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
“I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me.”
7
Need; requirement, necessity.
“I have no occasion for firearms.”
8
A special event or function.
“Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house.”
9
A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

verb

1
To cause; to produce; to induce
“it is seen that the mental changes are occasioned by a change of polarity”

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