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 ]

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 , social occasion , function , social function ]

reason; there was no occasion for complaint'

the time of a particular event; on the occasion of his 60th birthday'

an opportunity to do something; there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill'

give occasion to