Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 11 compound words that contain occasion. The most common are listed below. Open occasion in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- rise to the occasionTo show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.
- Special Occasion
- improve the occasionTo point out a moral to be learned from some event that has just occurred.
- improving the occasionpresent participle and gerund of improve the occasion
- improves the occasionthird-person singular simple present indicative of improve the occasion: To point out a moral to be learned from some event that has just occurred.
- improved the occasionsimple past and past participle of improve the occasion
- rose to the occasionsimple past of rise to the occasion
- rising to the occasionpresent participle and gerund of rise to the occasion
- rises to the occasionthird-person singular simple present indicative of rise to the occasion: To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.
- risen to the occasionpast participle of rise to the occasion: To show resolve or effectiveness in dealing with a difficulty.
- social occasionSynonym of function (“an official or social occasion”).
- taking occasionpresent participle and gerund of take occasion
- took occasionsimple past of take occasion
- take occasionTo take advantage of an opportunity.
- taken occasionpast participle of take occasion: To take advantage of an opportunity.
- takes occasionthird-person singular simple present indicative of take occasion: To take advantage of an opportunity.
Compound words 11
- occasionableCapable of being occasioned or caused
- occasionerAgent noun of occasion; one who occasions
- interoccasionBetween successive occasions
- occasionlessWithout occasion.
- occasionwearclothing to be worn on special occasions
- reoccasionTo occasion again.
- occasionestsecond-person singular simple present indicative of occasion
- occasioneththird-person singular simple present indicative of occasion: A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- occasionalsplural of occasional: Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
- occasionatedsimple past and past participle of occasionate