Occasional
11occasional — oc|ca|sion|al W3S3 [əˈkeıʒənəl] adj [only before noun] happening sometimes but not often or regularly ▪ He made occasional visits to London. ▪ They had an occasional coffee together after shopping. ▪ He only has occasional use of a car. ▪ We… …
12occasional — oc|ca|sion|al [ ə keıʒənl ] adjective usually before noun ** happening sometimes, but not frequently or regularly: occasional visit/trip/excursion: He made occasional visits to London. Chocolate is best kept as an occasional treat. Joe s a solid… …
13occasional — occasionalness, occasionality, n. /euh kay zheuh nl/, adj. 1. occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals; occurring now and then: an occasional headache. 2. intended for supplementary use when needed: an occasional chair. 3.… …
14occasional — [[t]əke͟ɪʒən(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦♦ ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Occasional means happening sometimes, but not regularly or often. I ve had occasional mild headaches all my life... Esther used to visit him for the occasional days and weekends. Derived words:… …
15occasional — adjective 1 happening sometimes but not often: Expect occasional showers today. | He smokes an occasional cigar. 2 formal written or intended for a special occasion: occasional poems …
16occasional — oc•ca•sion•al [[t]əˈkeɪ ʒə nl[/t]] adj. 1) occurring or appearing at irregular or infrequent intervals: an occasional headache[/ex] 2) fur intended for supplementary use when needed: an occasional chair[/ex] 3) pertaining to, arising out of, or… …
17occasional*/ — [əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl] adj happening sometimes, but not frequently or regularly Chocolate is best kept as an occasional treat.[/ex] He made occasional visits to London.[/ex] …
18occasional — adj. 1 happening irregularly and infrequently. 2 made or meant for, or associated with, a special occasion. 3 acting on a special occasion. Phrases and idioms: occasional cause a secondary cause; an occasion (see OCCASION n. 4). occasional table… …
19occasional — adj. Occasional is used with these nouns: ↑appearance, ↑article, ↑bout, ↑breather, ↑burst, ↑contributor, ↑cough, ↑dip, ↑exception, ↑flash, ↑glimpse, ↑guest …
20occasional — adjective 1》 occurring infrequently or irregularly. 2》 produced on or intended for particular occasions: occasional verse. Derivatives occasionality noun occasionally adverb …
