# occasions

Pronunciation: say "uh-KAY-zhuhnz" /əˈkeɪʒənz/

## Noun

1. Plural of occasion. — plural of occasion
   - Simple: Plural of occasion. Use this form when you mean more than one event or time.
   - _On three separate occasions the committee postponed its decision._
   - _Formal occasions call for more careful dress than everyday gatherings._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of occasion. — third-person singular simple present indicative of occasion
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of occasion. Use this form with he, she, or it to mean cause something.
   - _The new policy occasions considerable confusion among long-term staff._
   - _Any sudden change in temperature occasions stress on the bridge's joints._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/occasions (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).