occasion

Significat

Noun

1. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
2. The time when something happens.
3. An occurrence or state of affairs which causes some event or reaction; a motive or reason.
4. Something which causes something else; a cause.
5. (obsolete) An occurrence or incident.
6. A particular happening; an instance or time when something occurred.
7. Need; requirement, necessity.
8. A special event or function.
9. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.

Verb

To cause; to produce; to induce

Amb guionet com

oc‧ca‧sion

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈkeɪʒən/

Etimologia

From Middle English occasioun, from Middle French occasion, from Old French occasiun, from Latin occasiōnem, noun of action from perfect passive participle occasus, from verb occido, from prefix ob- (“down", "away”) + verb cado (“fall”).

Sents

It was the official painting of the occasion and , hence , resides at Buckingham Palace .