{
    "term": "occasion",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a particular time when something happens",
            "sensetop": "on an occasionoccasion when…",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "on this/that occasion",
                    "contextForm": "on an occasion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I've met him on several occasions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They have been seen together on two **separate occasions**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On one occasion, she called me in the middle of the night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Only on **rare occasions** do I go out socially."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can remember very few occasions when he had to cancel because of ill health.",
                    "contextForm": "occasion when…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He used the occasion to announce further tax cuts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have stated on numerous occasions what options are open."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Harry has mentioned this on many previous occasions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have stayed there on a number of occasions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was the first of many such occasions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On this occasion, as it happens, the engine started immediately."
                },
                {
                    "text": "On this particular occasion, Joe wasn't there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They came to visit us on the odd occasion, but only when they had nothing better to do."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I will overlook your lateness, on this occasion."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["countless", "many", "multiple"],
                "verb + occasion": ["recall", "remember"],
                "preposition": ["on an/​the occasion", "on occasion", "on occasions"],
                "phrases": [
                    "a number of occasions",
                    "on one occasion",
                    "on that occasion"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a special event, ceremony or celebration",
            "sensetop": "on the occasion of something",
            "cefr": "b1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a great/memorable/happy/momentous occasion"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Turn every meal into **a special occasion**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They **marked the occasion** *(= celebrated it)* with an open-air concert."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their wedding turned out to be quite an occasion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We expect you to dress for the occasion."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was presented with the watch on the occasion of his retirement.",
                    "contextForm": "on the occasion of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Every good wish to them on the occasion of their 40th anniversary."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I only wear my silk dress on special occasions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Medals are usually worn only on ceremonial occasions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The King's coach is only used for state occasions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sell cards and notepaper for all occasions."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was certainly a memorable occasion!"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["auspicious", "big", "great"],
                "verb + occasion": ["celebrate", "mark", "rise to"],
                "occasion + verb": ["call for something"],
                "preposition": ["on occasion", "occasion of"],
                "phrases": [
                    "for all occasions",
                    "for every occasion",
                    "a sense of occasion"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a suitable time for something",
            "sensetop": "occasion for doing somethingoccasion for something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It should have been an occasion for rejoicing, but she could not feel any real joy.",
                    "contextForm": "occasion for doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These workshops provide an occasion for talking about art."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This is not a time for specifics, but an occasion for vision.",
                    "contextForm": "occasion for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Festivals were occasions for great celebration."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I’ll speak to him about it **if the occasion arises** *(= if I get a chance)*."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["right", "suitable"],
                "verb + occasion": ["get", "have"],
                "occasion + verb": ["arise"],
                "preposition": ["occasion for"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be an occasion for something",
                    "become an occasion for something",
                    "have occasion to do something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a reason or cause",
            "sensetop": "occasion to do somethingoccasion of somethingoccasion for something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I've had no occasion to visit him recently.",
                    "contextForm": "occasion to do something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She doesn’t have much occasion to speak French in her new job."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her death was the occasion of mass riots.",
                    "contextForm": "occasion of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Art here is an occasion for education and entertainment.",
                    "contextForm": "occasion for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I'm willing to go to court over this **if the occasion arises** *(= if it becomes necessary)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I bought the camera last year, but never had the occasion to use it."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Last year we had occasion to visit relatives in Cornwall."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Change, cause and effect"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["right", "suitable"],
                "verb + occasion": ["get", "have"],
                "occasion + verb": ["arise"],
                "preposition": ["occasion for"],
                "phrases": [
                    "be an occasion for something",
                    "become an occasion for something",
                    "have occasion to do something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "sometimes but not often",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He has been known on occasion to lose his temper."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a feeling or understanding that an event is important or special",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Candles on the table gave the evening a sense of occasion."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkeɪʒn/",
                "audio": "oc/occasion/occasion__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈkeɪʒn/",
                "audio": "oc/occasion/occasion__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Latin occasio(n-) ‘juncture, reason’, from occidere ‘go down, set’, from ob- ‘towards’ + cadere ‘to fall’."
}