What does on many occasions mean?
Adverb. Continuously or repeatedly over a long period of time. day in, day out. again and again. over and over.
What is the meaning of on a few occasions?
phrase. If something happens on occasion, it happens sometimes, but not very often.
What does on the occasion of mean?
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishon the occasion of somethingon the occasion of somethingformal at the time of an important event on the occasion of his second wedding → rise to the occasion → occasionExamples from the Corpuson the occasion of something• In May 1985, on the occasion of the centenary.
What does have occasion mean?
phrase. If you have occasion to do something, you have the opportunity to do it or have a need to do it.
How often is on occasion?
If something happens on occasion, it happens sometimes, but not very often.
Is it in the occasion or on the occasion?
The preposition that goes with “occasion” is usually “on”, and never “at” (unless by “occasion” one means an event or gathering, which is not the case here), so “On various occasions” sounds more natural. Note, similarly, that we can also say: I like to eat broccoli on occasion.
What does on one occasion mean?
countable a time at which something happens. on one occasion (=once): On one occasion we had to walk all the way home. on this occasion: I’ll let you off on this occasion.
What are some examples of occasion?
Armed Forces Day.
How do you use occasion?
- [S] [T] What’s the occasion? (
- [S] [T] We’ve met on occasion. (
- [S] [T] It’ll be a big occasion. (
- [S] [T] We see them on occasion. (
- [S] [T] This is a happy occasion. (
- [S] [T] Weddings are usually happy occasions. (
- [S] [T] Tom only wears a suit on special occasions. (