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If/when the occasion arises. A sense of occasion. See also +-rise to. Definition and synonyms of occasion from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. Call this number if any unforeseen emergency should arise. Doubts have arisen over the viability of the schedule. I'll speak to him if the occasion arises. Somehow a misunderstanding arose. These animals don't like water but will swim if the necessity arises. We will deal with that if the situation arises. Definition and synonyms of if / when the occasion arises from the online English dictionary from Macmillan Education. This is the British English definition of if / when the occasion arises.View American English definition of if / when the occasion arises. Change your default dictionary to American English.

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Show unexpected skill in dealing with a difficulty that arises, as in The leading man broke his leg in the first act but his understudy rose to the occasion and was rewarded with excellent reviews. [Mid-1800s]

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Words nearby rise to the occasion

risen, riser, rise through the ranks, rise to, rise to the bait, rise to the occasion, rishi, risibility, risible, rising, rising action
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  • Last week I turned 40, a bittersweet occasion because I crossed the line to living longer without my mother than with her.

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  • Each day she resolved, 'To-morrow I will tell Felipe;' and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.

  • Some were even re-arrested for the same nefarious purpose, and the daily papers published their names on each occasion.

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  • All the operations of her brain related themselves somehow to to-morrow afternoon.

  • Fatigue he never knew, and on one occasion he was said to have spent thirteen days and nights in the saddle.

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