occasion -
an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
opportunity,
chance a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
occasion -
the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
time the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past
occasion -
reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
reason,
ground the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
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"
flood tide,
climax the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare
conjuncture a critical combination of events or circumstances
crisis a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"
milestone stone post at side of a road to show distances
straits,
pass,
head (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
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"
ceremonial,
ceremonial occasion,
ceremony,
observance any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"
fundraiser a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money
photo op,
photo opportunity an occasion that lends itself to (or is deliberately arranged for) taking photographs that provide favorable publicity for those who are photographed
Verb
occasion -
give occasion to
cause,
do,
make give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
inspire supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
