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Synonym: from time to time, now and then, once in a while, sometimes. Similar words: occasional, on occasion, professional, traditionally, congressional, personally, invasion, national. Meaning: [ə'keɪʒnəlɪ]adv. now and then or here and there.
2. Diligent students occasionally fail this subject.
3. Occasionally Alice would look up from her books.
Jan 24, 2021 The journal, more occasionally, has turned to what might be called 'fashionable' themes. 2007, Matt Gouras/AP, ' Wildfires Rage in Montana,' Time, 17 Aug, Flames could still be seen from town flaring up occasionally on a hill dotted with emergency vehicles. We go for walks in the fields occasionally. Diligent students occasionally fail this subject. Occasional definition, occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache.
Occasionally The most impossibly counter comeback. It is a response to everything and nothing. You neither agree, nor disagree. It is such a beauty.
4. Farmers occasionally plough up old Indian relics.
6. Occasionally Farling threw in a question.
7. The paper only occasionally carries editorials.
8. Men were standing around, swilling beer and occasionally leering at passing females.
9. The smaller of its hands occasionally slipped round on the pivot, and thus, though the minutes were told with precision, nobody could be quite certain of the hour they belonged to.
10. He went on talking, occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.
11. He occasionally infringe the law by parking near a junction.
12. In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy schooldays.
13. She only sees her niece occasionally, so she showers her with presents when she does.
14. It's all right to borrow money occasionally, but don't let it become a habit.
15. Dad would occasionally break in with an amusing comment.
16. My father would occasionally go to his Masonic lodge.
17. A poor contact causes power to fail occasionally.
19. The silence was occasionally punctuated by laughter.
20. This type of allergy can very occasionally be fatal.
21. Husband and wife should switch roles occasionally.
22. She goes to church only occasionally,(http://sentencedict.com/occasionally.html)but she believes.
23. Occasionally he lapsed into his native German.
25. Police cars occasionally circled the building.
26. Occasionally the channel widened then closed up tight again.
27. Employees may occasionally receive bonus payments .
29. We only see each other very occasionally .
30. Even she makes mistakes occasionally she's only human.
More similar words: occasional, on occasion, professional, traditionally, congressional, personally, invasion, national, regional, missionary, educational, functional, additional, traditional, nationalism, conventional, instructional, institutional, international, constitutional, organizational, casino, cast aside, basically, personal, finally, originally, occupation, on a large scale, mission.
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Related to occasional: occasional tables
oc·ca·sion·al
(ə-kā′zhə-nəl)adj.1. Occurring, encountered, done, or taken from time to time; irregular or infrequent. See Synonyms at periodic.
2. Created for a special occasion: occasional verse.
3. Intended for use as the occasion requires: an occasional chair.
4. Being a factor that makes something possible; being a cause of something.
5. Acting in a specified capacity from time to time: an occasional hunter.
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occasional
(əˈkeɪʒənəl) adj1. taking place from time to time; not frequent or regular
3. serving as an occasion (for something)
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oc•ca•sion•al
(əˈkeɪ ʒə nl)adj.
1. occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals: an occasional headache.
2. intended for supplementary use when needed: an occasional chair.
3. pertaining to, arising out of, or intended for the occasion: occasional verses.
4. acting or serving for the occasion or only on particular occasions.
5. serving as the occasion or incidental cause.
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| Adj. | 1. | occasional - occurring from time to time; 'took an occasional glass of wine' infrequent - not frequent; not occurring regularly or at short intervals; 'infrequent outbursts of temper' |
| 2. | occasional - occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; 'episodic in his affections'; 'occasional headaches' unpredictable - not capable of being foretold | |
| 3. | occasional - occurring from time to time; 'casual employment'; 'a casual correspondence with a former teacher'; 'an occasional worker' irregular - contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice; 'irregular hiring practices' | |
| 4. | occasional - recurring or reappearing from time to time; 'periodic feelings of anxiety' sporadic - recurring in scattered and irregular or unpredictable instances; 'a city subjected to sporadic bombing raids' |
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occasional
adjectiveinfrequent, odd, rare, casual, irregular, sporadic, intermittent, few and far between, desultory, periodicI still get the occasional nightmare about the accident.
regular, usual, constant, routine, frequent, customary, continual, habitual, incessant
regular, usual, constant, routine, frequent, customary, continual, habitual, incessant
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
occasional
adjective1. Happening or appearing now and then:fitful, intermittent, periodic, periodical, sporadic.
2. Rarely occurring or appearing:infrequent, rare, scarce, sporadic, uncommon, unusual.
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příležitostný
gelegentlichokkasionell
sem gerist endrum og eins
時折の
tillfällig
ara sıraarasıra olan
occasional
[əˈkeɪʒənl]A.ADJ1. (= infrequent) [lapse, meeting] → esporádico; [rain, showers] → ocasional, aislado
she made occasional visits to England → hacía alguna que otra visita a Inglaterra → hacíavisitasesporádicas a Inglaterra
I like the or an occasional cigarette → me gustafumar un cigarrillode vez en cuando
I have the or an occasional drink → tomo una copade vez en cuando
they had passed the occasional car on the road → de vez en cuandopasaban algún cocheen lacarretera
he smokes only the or a very occasional cigar → sólomuyde vez en cuandoormuy de tarde en tarde se fuma un puro
she made occasional visits to England → hacía alguna que otra visita a Inglaterra → hacíavisitasesporádicas a Inglaterra
I like the or an occasional cigarette → me gustafumar un cigarrillode vez en cuando
I have the or an occasional drink → tomo una copade vez en cuando
they had passed the occasional car on the road → de vez en cuandopasaban algún cocheen lacarretera
he smokes only the or a very occasional cigar → sólomuyde vez en cuandoormuy de tarde en tarde se fuma un puro
2. (frm) (= created for special event) [poem, music] → compuestoespecialmente para la ocasión
it was written as an occasional piece for the Coronation → se escribió la piezaespecialmente con ocasiónde lacoronación
it was written as an occasional piece for the Coronation → se escribió la piezaespecialmente con ocasiónde lacoronación
B.CPDoccasional tableN → mesafauxiliar
occasional workerN (US) → jornalero/a m/f, temporero/a m/f
occasional workerN (US) → jornalero/a m/f, temporero/a m/f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
occasional
[əˈkeɪʒənəl]adj [visit, meeting, appearance] → occasionnel(le); [pain, headache, bout] → occasionnel(le); [lapse] → occasionnel(le)
the occasional ...
I like the occasional drink → J'aime bien boire un verre à l'occasion.
the occasional ...
I like the occasional drink → J'aime bien boire un verre à l'occasion.
(= one or two)
architects, planners, and the occasional sociologist → des architectes, des urbanistes et quelquessociologues
Apart from the occasional article, he hadn't published anything → Mis à part un articlede temps en temps, il n'avait rien publié.
architects, planners, and the occasional sociologist → des architectes, des urbanistes et quelquessociologues
Apart from the occasional article, he hadn't published anything → Mis à part un articlede temps en temps, il n'avait rien publié.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
occasional
adjOccasionally Meaning
visit, visitor, meeting, outburst, lapse → gelegentlich; he likes an or the occasional cigar → er rauchthin und wiederganzgerneor gelegentlich ganzgern eine Zigarre; she made occasional visits to England → sie fuhr ab und zu nach England
(= designed for special event) → Gelegenheits-; occasional poem → Gelegenheitsgedichtnt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
occasional
[əˈkeɪʒənl]adj (gen) →
occasionale; (showers) → sporadico/aI like the occasional cigarette → ogni tanto mi piacefumare una sigaretta
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
occasion
(əˈkeiʒən) noun1. a particular time. I've heard him speak on several occasions. geleentheid; okkasie فُرْصَه момент ocasião příležitost die Gelegenheit lejlighed περίσταση, περίπτωσηocasión juht(um) زمان؛ وقت بخصوص tilanne occasionמקרה, הזדמנות अवसर, प्रसंग prigoda, prilika alkalom kesempatan tækifæri, tilefni occasione 場合 특별한 때 kartas, atvejis, proga gadījums kali gelegenheidanledning, tidspunktokazja ټاكل شوى موده ocasião ocazie случай udalosť priložnost prilika tillfälle โอกาส vesile, münasebet 特定時刻，場合 нагода; випадок وقت dịp 特定时刻，场合
2. a special event. The wedding was a great occasion. geleentheid مُناسَبَه случай ocasião událost der Anlaß begivenhed ειδική περίσταση, γεγονόςocasión, acontecimiento sündmus اتفاق tapahtuma événementמאורה मौका događaj esemény peristiwa viðburður occasione 行事 중요한 행사 įvykis, šventė, renginys notikums; svinības peristiwa evenementanledning, begivenheturoczystość پيښه ocasião eveniment событие udalosť dogodek prilika tilldragelse, händelse โอกาสพิเศษ olay; tören, kutlama 特殊事件 подія موقع dịp đặc biệt 特殊事件
ocˈcasional adjective happening, done etc now and then. I take an occasional trip to London. nou en dan, af en toe من حين إلى آخَر случаен ocasional příležitostný gelegentlich lejlighedsvis περιστασιακός, σποραδικόςocasional, poco frecuente juhuslik گهگاهی؛ چند وقت یکبار satunnainen qui a lieu de temps en temps מִדֵי פַּעַם समय-समय पर povremen alkalmi sesekali sem gerist endrum og eins occasionale 時折の 임시의 atsitiktinis, retai pasitaikantis, proginis reizēm notiekošs; nejaušs sekali-sekala nu en dan voorkomend som skjer nå og da, leilighetsvis, tilfeldigsporadyczny بعضى وخت infrequente ocazional редкий príležitostný priložnosten povremen sporadisk, tillfällig ซึ่งเป็นครั้งคราว arasıra olan 偶然的 випадковий; такий, що трапляється час від часу کبھي کبھار، وقتاً فوقتاً thỉnh thoảng 偶然的
ocˈcasionally adverb now and then. I occasionally go to the theatre. nou en dan, soms أحْيانا понякога ocasionalmente občas gelegentlich nu og da σποραδικά, πότε πότε de vez en cuando, a veces vahetevahel گهگاه satunnaisesti de temps en temps מִדי פַּעַם कभी कभी povremeno alkalmilag, néha kadang-kadang öðru hverju occasionalmente 時々 임시로 retkarčiais reizēm; šad un tad sekali-sekala nu en dannå og da, av og tilniekiedy كله كله de vez em quando ocazional иногда príležitostne tu pa tam povremeno då och då, emellanåt บางครั้งบางคราว arasıra 偶然，偶爾，有時候 випадково موقع بہ موقع thỉnh thoảng 偶然，偶尔，有时候
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Occasionally Richmond Va
occasional
→ مِن وَقْتٍ لِآخَرِ příležitostný
lejlighedsvisgelegentlichπεριστασιακόςesporádico satunnainenoccasionnel povremenoccasionale 時折の 가끔의incidenteelsporadiskokazyjnyde vez em quandoслучайный tillfällig ซึ่งเป็นครั้งคราวara sıra thỉnh thoảng偶尔的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
occasional
Occasionally Meaning
adv. a veces; de vez en cuando, ocasionalmente.
Occasionally In Chinese
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