"occasion" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

occasion sustantivo

sustantivo + occasion
Kolokacji: 15
occasion of the anniversary • occasion of one's birthday • state occasion • occasion of one's visit • occasion of one's marriage • ...
occasion + verbo
Kolokacji: 16
occasion arises • occasion demands • occasion calls • occasion requires • occasion marks • ...
verbo + occasion
Kolokacji: 66
win on several occasions • play on several occasions • re-elect on several occasions • mark the occasion • wear on occasions • ...
adjetivo + occasion
Kolokacji: 83
special occasion • rare occasion • separate occasion • different occasion • previous occasion • formal occasion • social occasion • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 20
(2) rare, infrequent, frequent
Kolokacji: 3
1. formal occasion = oficjalna okazja formal occasion
2. ceremonial occasion = oficjalna uroczystość ceremonial occasion
3. informal occasion = nieformalna okazja informal occasion
  • This is an informal occasion and we all know each other pretty well now.
  • This garment was meant to be worn on informal occasions, while stays were worn for court dress.
  • I had not thought you would grace us with your presence on such an informal occasion.
  • For informal occasions, men wore caps over their topknots.
  • His presence at the captain's table for this informal occasion nevertheless indicates that he is a privileged member of Graham's entourage.
  • On this informal occasion the six ministers were seated in order of their arrival, three to each side of the table, without reference to precedence.
  • The range was designed to suit formal as well informal occasions.
  • In Uganda, the kofia is worn with the kanzu on informal occasions.
  • On informal occasions the dancemaster may walk around, clapping his hands to keep up the rhythm and to encourage the performers.
  • In Swedish it is nowadays used on both informal and formal occasions due to reform in the 1970s.
4. casual occasion = okazja pracującego dorywczo casual occasion
5. black-tie occasion = czarny-krawat okazja black-tie occasion
6. semi-formal occasion = pół-oficjalna okazja semi-formal occasion
(9) only, single, royal
Kolokacji: 3
(10) solemn, somber
Kolokacji: 2
(12) auspicious, unfortunate
Kolokacji: 2
(13) far, brief
Kolokacji: 2
(15) later, subsequent, prior
Kolokacji: 3
(16) official, perfect
Kolokacji: 2
(17) religious, sacred
Kolokacji: 2
(19) notable, famous, known
Kolokacji: 3
(20) possible, conceivable
Kolokacji: 2
preposición + occasion
Kolokacji: 8
on occasions • upon occasion • of occasions • at occasions • in occasions • ...

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