occasions

Определение occasions в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь: plural of occasion; something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions; something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions"; {i} something a person has to do; personal necessities; person's needs
actual occasions: The final real things in the universe, that are "experiential" in nature rather than strictly material. The most basic thing or construct in the universe. Some Whitehead scholars would hold that trillions of Actual Occasions comprise one quark. Actual occasions make up everything, even empty space:
Actual entities--also termed Actual Occasions--are the final real things of which the world is made up. There is no going behind actual entities to find anything more real. ...The final facts are, all alike, actual entities; and these actual entities are drops of experience, complex and interdependent. Whitehead, A.N., Process and Reality: an essay in Cosmology, ed. by Griffin, D. and Sherburne, D., New York: The Free Press, 1978.
occasion: An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason
I had no occasion to feel offended, however.
occasion: A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance
At this point, she seized the occasion to make her own observation.
occasion: A special event or function
Having people round for dinner was always quite an occasion at our house.
occasion: Need; requirement, necessity
occasion: Something which causes something else; a cause
it were too vile to say, and scarce to be beleeved, what we endured: but the occasion was our owne, for want of providence, industrie and government .
occasion: A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred
I could think of two separate occasions when she had deliberately lied to me.
occasion: An occurrence or incident
occasion: an important event or celebration
occasion: the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday
occasion: {v} to cause, produce, effect, influence
occasion: {n} a cause, need, opportunity, incident
occas: sometimes, now and then, every so often, from time to time
occasion: A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident
occasion: reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
occasion: 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
occasion: {i} opportunity; occurrence, event; incident; reason, cause, justification; need for something; necessity to do something
occasion: If something happens on occasion, it happens sometimes, but not very often. He translated not only from the French but also, on occasion, from the Polish. = occasionally
occasion: an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
occasion: reason; "there was no occasion for complaint" an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill" the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday
occasion: An occasion is an important event, ceremony, or celebration. Taking her with me on official occasions has been a challenge It will be a unique family occasion
occasion: 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"
occasion: If you say that someone rose to the occasion, you mean that they did what was necessary to successfully overcome a difficult situation. Inverness, however, rose to the occasion in the second half, producing some of the best football they have played for some time. to cause something
occasion: To occasion something means to cause it. He argued that the release of hostages should not occasion a change in policy. see also sense of occasion
occasion: If you have occasion to do something, it is necessary for you to do it. We have had occasion to deal with members of the group on a variety of charges
occasion: {f} make occasion for; cause, incite; bring to pass
occasion: To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety
occasion: okazyon
occasion: An occasion is a time when something happens, or a case of it happening. I often think fondly of an occasion some years ago at Covent Garden Mr Davis has been asked on a number of occasions
occasion: A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience
occasion: give occasion to
occasion: An occasion for doing something is an opportunity for doing it. It is an occasion for all the family to celebrate It is always an important occasion for setting out government policy
occasion: Need; exigency; requirement; necessity
occasion: A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion
occasion: Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms
occasion: the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
occasion: A famous old hag, quite bald behind Sir Guyon seized her by the forelock and threw her to the ground Still she railed and reviled, till Sir Guyon gagged her with an iron lock; she then began to use her hands, but Sir Guyon bound them behind her (Spenser: FaÃ«ric Queene, book ii )
occasion: 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"
on several occasions: upon various opportunities