ADJ
- many, numerous
- It was the first of many such occasions
- rare
- previous
- separate
PREP
- on an/the ~
- The police were called out on 24 separate occasions
- on ~(s)
- He has even been known to go shopping himself on occasion
PHRASES
- a number of occasions
- I have stayed there on a number of occasions
- on one occasion
- On one occasion he even rang me in the middle of the night
- on that/ this ~
- On this occasion, as it happens, the engine started immediately
OCCASION + VERB
- arise
- I'll speak to him if the occasion arises
PREP
- ~ for
- It should have been an occasion for rejoicing
PHRASES
- have occasion to do sth
- Last year we had occasion to visit relatives in Cornwall
ADJ
- auspicious, big, great, important, memorable, momentous, special
- festive, happy, joyous
- formal, sad, solemn
- social
- ceremonial, state
- The Queen's coach is only used for state occasions
VERB + OCCASION
- celebrate, mark
- a party to mark the occasion of their daughter's graduation
- rise to
- The choir rose to the occasion and sang beautifully
PHRASES
- for all occasions, for every occasion
- We sell cards and notepaper for all occasions
- a sense of occasion
- On the day of the wedding there was a real sense of occasion