Occasionally Definition

 

Occasionally definition, at times; from time to time; now and then.


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oc·ca·sion·al·ly

(ə-kā′zhə-nə-lē)
adv.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
  • A.) Fleche (French for 'arrow'), the term generally used in French architecture for a spire, but more especially employed to designate the timber spire covered with lead, which was erected over the intersection of the roofs over nave and transepts; sometimes these were small and unimportant, but in cathedrals they were occasionally of large dimensions, as in the fleche of Notre-Dame, Paris.
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occasionally

(əˈkeɪʒənəlɪ)
adv
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oc•ca•sion•al•ly

(əˈkeɪ ʒə nl i)

Occasionally Definition Antonyms


adv.
[1615–25]
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Adv.1.occasionally - now and then or here and there; 'he was arrogant and occasionally callous'; 'open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees'; 'they visit New York on occasion'; 'now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us'; 'as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention'
at times, from time to time, now and again, now and then, on occasion, once in a while
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occasionally

adverbsometimes, at times, from time to time, on and off, now and then, irregularly, on occasion, now and again, periodically, once in a while, every so often, at intervals, off and on, (every) now and thenI occasionally go to the cinema with a friend.
often, regularly, constantly, routinely, frequently, continually, continuously, habitually, twenty-four-seven(informal)
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occasionally

adverb1. Once in a while; at times:
betimes, intermittently, periodically, sometimes, sporadically.
2. At rare intervals:
infrequently, little, rarely, seldom, sporadically.
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příležitostněobčas

Occasionally Synonyms

alkalmilagalkalomadtánnagyritkánnéhanapján
때때로
príležitostne
ibland
arada sıradaarasıra

occasionally

[əˈkeɪʒnəlɪ]ADVde vez en cuando, a veces, ocasionalmente (frm), cada cuando (LAm)
he occasionally drinks wine but never beerde vez en cuandoora vecesbebevino pero nunca cervezaDefinition
very occasionallymuyde vez en cuando, muy de tarde en tarde
we see each other (only) very occasionallynos vemos (sólo) muyde vez en cuandoormuy de tarde en tarde
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

occasionally

[əˈkeɪʒənəli]advà l'occasion
very occasionally → occasional table n(British)tablefd'appoint
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

occasionally

advgelegentlich, hin und wieder, zuweilen(geh); very occasionallysehr selten, nicht sehr oft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

occasionally

[əˈkeɪʒnlɪ]advogni tanto
very occasionally → molto raramente
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

occasion

(əˈkeiʒən) noun
1. 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

مِن وَقْتٍ لِآخَرٍ příležitostně lejlighedsvisgelegentlichπεριστασιακάde vez en cuando silloin tällöinoccasionnellement povremenosaltuariamente 時折 때때로af en toenå og daod czasu do czasude vez em quandoслучайно ibland บางครั้งบางคราวarada sırada đôi khi偶尔
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Crossword clues for 'OCCASIONALLY'

Very Occasionally Definition

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From time to time (12)OCCASIONALLY

Synonyms, crossword answers and other related words for OCCASIONALLY

We hope that the following list of synonyms for the word occasionally will help you to finish your crossword today. We've arranged the synonyms in length order so that they are easier to find.

4 letter words

ONCE - TIME

6 letter words

BY FITS - RANDOM - SELDOM

7 letter words

AT TIMES - BY JERKS - BY SKIPS - IN SPOTS

8 letter words

BROKENLY - FITFULLY - OCCASION - OFF AND ON - RANDOMLY

9 letter words

BY CATCHES - PER SALTUM - SOMETIMES

10 letter words

AT ODD TIMES - BY SNATCHES - NOW AND THEN - ON OCCASION - SKIPPINGLY - UNCOMMONLY - WILLY-NILLY

11 letter words

AT INTERVALS - HAPHAZARDLY - IRREGULARLY - ONCE OR TWICE

12 letter words

ADVERB OF TIME - BETWEENTIMES - EVERY SO OFTEN - HERE AND THERE - INFREQUENTLY - OCCASIONALLY - ONCE AND AGAIN - ONCE IN A WHILE - PERIODICALLY - SPORADICALLY

13 letter words

BETWEENWHILES

14 letter words

AT VARIOUS TIMES - DISCONNECTEDLY - INTERMITTENTLY

15 letter words

DISCONTINUOUSLY

16 letter words

ONLY OCCASIONALLY

17 letter words

ON DIVERS OCCASIONS - ONLY WHEN NECESSARY

21 letter words

AT INFREQUENT INTERVALS

Definition of occasionally

  • now and then or here and there; 'he was arrogant and occasionally callous'; 'open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees'; 'they visit New York on occasion'; 'now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us'; 'as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention'


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