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We decided to play the NEC because we were asked to, and because we actually rather like the place: we've always enjoyed doing it before. We don't often get sensible offers to play in the UK, so most years we just play on the mainland, with the occasional exotic detour.
Andrew Eldritch

Meaning of "occasional" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OCCASIONAL

occasional  [əˈkeɪʒənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OCCASIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Occasional is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OCCASIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Occasionalism

Occasionalism is a philosophical theory about causation which says that created substances cannot be efficient causes of events. Instead, all events are taken to be caused directly by God. The theory states that the illusion of efficient causation between mundane events arises out of God's causing of one event after another. However, there is no necessary connection between the two: it is not that the first event causes God to cause the second event: rather, God first causes one and then causes the other.

Definition of occasional in the English dictionary

The first definition of occasional in the dictionary is taking place from time to time; not frequent or regular. Other definition of occasional is of, for, or happening on special occasions. Occasional is also serving as an occasion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OCCASIONAL


bioregional
ˈbaɪəʊˌriːdʒənəl
collisional
kəˈlɪʒənəl
confusional
kənˈfjuːʒənəl
delusional
dɪˈluːʒənəl
diffusional
dɪˈfjuːʒənəl
equational
ɪˈkweɪʒənəl
erosional
ɪˈrəʊʒənəl
excisional
ɪkˈsɪʒənəl
interdivisional
ˌɪntədɪˈvɪʒənəl
interregional
ˌɪntəˈriːdʒənəl
multidivisional
ˌmʌltɪdɪˈvɪʒənəl
previsional
prɪˈvɪʒənəl
provisional
prəˈvɪʒənəl
regional
ˈriːdʒənəl
revisional
rɪˈvɪʒənəl
subdivisional
ˌsʌbdɪˈvɪʒənəl
subregional
sʌbˈriːdʒənəl
televisional
ˌtelɪˈvɪʒənəl
transfusional
trænzˈfjuːʒənəl
visional
ˈvɪʒənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OCCASIONAL

occamy
occasion
occasional licence
occasional table
occasionalism
occasionalist
occasionality
occasionally
occasioner
occasions
occident
occidental
Occidentalisation
Occidentalise
Occidentalism
Occidentalist
Occidentalization
Occidentalize
Occidentally
occipita

WORDS THAT END LIKE OCCASIONAL

additional
constitutional
conventional
dimensional
educational
emotional
exceptional
functional
inspirational
institutional
international
national
operational
optional
personal
professional
promotional
the National
the Second International
traditional
transitional

Synonyms and antonyms of occasional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OCCASIONAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «occasional» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of occasional

Translation of «occasional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OCCASIONAL

Find out the translation of occasional to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of occasional from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «occasional» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

偶尔的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esporádico
570 millions of speakers

English

occasional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामयिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مِن وَقْتٍ لِآخَرِ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

случайный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de vez em quando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনিয়মিত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

occasionnel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sekali-sekala
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gelegentlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

時折の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가끔의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Occasional
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thỉnh thoảng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவ்வப்போது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अधूनमधून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nadiren
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

occasionale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

okazyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

випадковий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ocazional
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιστασιακός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Sosiale
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tillfällig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sporadisk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of occasional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OCCASIONAL»

The term «occasional» is very widely used and occupies the 10.898 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OCCASIONAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «occasional» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «occasional» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about occasional

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10 QUOTES WITH «OCCASIONAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word occasional.
1
Ian Anderson
I'm very motivated by the occasional creative payoff that comes when something goes really well, be it a song, a recording or performance. The payoff is enormous - when you get it. Most of the time, though, I'm filled with self-loathing and general frustration at the limitations I have as a musician.
2
Peter L. Bergen
Bin Laden was 200 miles away from the area where all of these drone strikes were taking out his key leaders, he was able to indulge in his hobbies... and he was making occasional video tapes and audio tapes to the wider world.
3
Elmer Bernstein
I would do the occasional score. I thought it was the most thrilling thing. It was instant. You made the music and they played it right away to millions of people. I found it thrilling.
4
Hamish Bowles
Personally, of course it's exasperating when people think you're just swanning around in Europe, going to the occasional fashion show and then being glamorous at a party.
5
Ben Brantley
I write the occasional entry for the 'Times' Theatre blog, especially when I'm in London and seeing two shows a day, but I don't tweet. I don't want to have to express my opinion in 140 characters. That's like writing haiku. You need a certain amount of legroom to review a play properly.
6
Jon Carroll
I think the thing to remember, though, the next time you hear someone who is really certain that he is on the side of the angels, is that the idea of angels was created by human beings, who are famous for being frequently untrustworthy and occasional.
7
Brian Cox
I was living in London and I thought, 'There's nothing here for me anymore.' I don't want to become this actor who's going to be doing this occasional good work in the theater and then ever diminishing bad television. I thought I'd rather do bad movies than bad television because you get more money for it.
8
Lydia Davis
I wrote the first draft of 'Madame Bovary' without studying the previous translations, although I gathered them and took the occasional peek.
9
Andre Dubus III
I work out four days a week in the off-season, and in the warm, running weather months, I do five days. A push/pull regime of weightlifting, cycling, and the occasional Saturday or Sunday run with my oldest son, even if it's cold out.
10
Andrew Eldritch
We decided to play the NEC because we were asked to, and because we actually rather like the place: we've always enjoyed doing it before. We don't often get sensible offers to play in the UK, so most years we just play on the mainland, with the occasional exotic detour.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OCCASIONAL»

Discover the use of occasional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to occasional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Gun, with Occasional Music
Mixing elements of sci-fi, noir, and mystery, this clever first novel from the author of Motherless Brooklyn is a wry, funny, and satiric look at all that the future may hold.
Jonathan Lethem, 2003
2
Occasional: 50 Poems
Owen Marshall has been writing occasional poems as the mood struck him - hence the title of this, his first book of poems
Owen Marshall, 2004
3
Book of Occasional Services
The Book of Occasional Services is a new liturgical resource produced by the Office of Theology and Worship of the PC(USA) providing worship services for many of the important and widely used services that are not included in the Book of ...
Presbyterian Church, 1999
4
Occasional Work and Seven Walks from the Office for Soft ...
It’s about social space and clothing and urban geography and visual art, and some intersection of all these. This delectable book collects the rococo prose of Lisa Robertson, the ambulatory Office for Soft Architecture.
Lisa Robertson, 2006
5
Changing My Mind: Occasional Essays
This engaging collection of essays-some published here for the first time-reveals Smith as a passionate and precise essayist, equally at home in the world of great books and bad movies, family and philosophy, British comedians and Italian ...
Zadie Smith, 2009
6
Pastoral and Occasional Liturgies: A Ceremonial Guide
In this third and final volume in a series of ceremonial guides to worship in the Episcopal Church according to The Book of Common Prayer, Leonel L. Mitchell focuses on the pastoral and occasional liturgies.
Leonel L. Mitchell, 1998
7
Best Friends, Occasional Enemies: The Lighter Side of Life ...
Inspired by their weekly column, “Chick Wit” for The Philadelphia Inquirer, this book is one you’ll have to put down—just to stop laughing. Lisa on Being a Mom - Motherhood has no expiration date.
Lisa Scottoline, Francesca Serritella, 2011
8
Dostoevsky's Occasional Writings
This classic collection of articles, sketches, and letters spans thirty-three years in Fyodor Dostoevsky's writing career: from 1847, just after the publication of his first novel, until 1880, a year before his death.
Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1997
9
Occasional Deconstructions
In Occasional Deconstructions, Julian Wolfreys challenges the notion that deconstruction is a critical methodology, offering instead a number of reintroductions or reorientations to the texts of Jacques Derrida and the idea or possibility ...
Julian Wolfreys, 2004
10
Becoming Heidegger: On the Trail of His Early Occasional ...
This timely collection, edited by two preeminent Heidegger scholars, brings together in English translation the most philosophical of Heidegger's earliest occasional writings from 1910 to the end of 1927.
Martin Heidegger, Theodore Kisiel, Thomas Sheehan, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OCCASIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term occasional is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The right puff: in praise of social smoking
The occasional smoke is an indulgence, not a deviance. A smoke is, in the right context, an invitation to a private audience. There's even a ... «National Post, Jul 15»
2
Typhoon Goring moving away from PHL but Luzon to see …
According to GMA resident meteorologist Nathaniel "Mang Tani" Cruz, Luzon should brace for up to moderate occasional thunderstorms over ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
3
Occasional (+ Special) Monday Nights at Mission Pie!
We attended the first Monday night dinner on July 13th and can report back that it was lovely, festive and delicious – plus you could talk to your ... «Mission Local, Jul 15»
4
Tampa-area forecast: A hot day with occasional rain
Lower rain chances are in the Tampa-area foreast today, although the west-southwest flow off the Gulf will still push a few morning showers ... «TBO.com, Jul 15»
5
Ask Doctor K: Make diet sodas an occasional treat, not a daily …
DEAR DOCTOR K: I love diet soda, but I've been hearing that it's not good for me. Is it so bad that I should stop drinking it? DEAR READER: ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
6
Civil Discourse- An Occasional Attempt To Restore Civility To Our …
Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism Stephanie Klett is spending the week in Door County and I welcome her to the Cape Cod of the Midwest. «DoorCountyDailyNews.com, Jul 15»
7
PAGASA: Occasional rain over the Ilocos Region, northern island …
The Ilocos Region and the Batanes, Calayan and Babuyan Islands will have occasional rain as the southwest monsoon affects Luzon, ... «GMA News, Jul 15»
8
Occasional Cabinet shakeup speeds up work, says PM Hasina
“This is very normal in a parliamentary democratic system. The Cabinet can change anytime. Ministers may change,” she told reporters after ... «Bangladesh News 24 hours, Jul 15»
9
Cotterell: Listen to the meaning, not the occasional mistake
Candidates for president have raised hundreds of millions of dollars, made thousands of speeches, criss-crossed the country for months but the ... «Florida Today, Jul 15»
10
Dr. K: Make diet sodas an occasional treat, not a daily beverage
Dr. K: Make diet sodas an occasional treat, not a daily beverage. Story · Comments. Print: Create a hardcopy of this page; Font Size: Default ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»

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