1. occasion - Noun
2. occasion - Verb
A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.
Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.
To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety.
Source: Webster's dictionaryContraceptives should be used on every conceivable occasion. Spike Milligan
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit. W. Somerset Maugham
There is something in the unselfish and self-sacrificing love of a brute, which goes directly to the heart of him who has had frequent occasion to test the paltry friendship and gossamer fidelity of mere Man. Edgar Allan Poe
Courage mounteth with occasion. Azerbaijani Proverb
Suit the behavior to the occasion. Colombian Proverb
The first occasion offered quickly take, lest thou repine at what thou didst forsake. Dutch Proverb