occasion
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an event that occurs at a critical time
at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
Types & categories
- happening hypernym
- climax hyponym
- conjuncture hyponym
- crisis hyponym
- turning point hyponym
- milestone hyponym
- straits hyponym
- reality check hyponym
Sense 2 verb
give occasion to
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a vaguely specified social event
the party was quite an affair
Types & categories
- social event hypernym
- party hyponym
- celebration hyponym
- ceremony hyponym
- fundraiser hyponym
- photo opportunity hyponym
- sleepover hyponym
Sense 4 noun
reason
there was no occasion for complaint
Types & categories
- reason hypernym
Related & opposite
- occasion derivation
Sense 5 noun
the time of a particular event
on the occasion of his 60th birthday
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- occasion derivation
Sense 6 noun
an opportunity to do something
there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill
Types & categories
- chance hypernym
- cut-rate sale hyponym
Related & opposite
- occasion derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | happening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | climax |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | conjuncture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | crisis |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | turning point |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | milestone |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | straits |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reality check |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | occasion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | occasion |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | occasion |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cause |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inspire |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | social event |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | party |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | celebration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ceremony |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | fundraiser |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | photo opportunity |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sleepover |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | occasion |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | reason |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | occasion |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | time |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | meal |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | occasion |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | chance |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | cut-rate sale |