occasioning
present participle ofoccasion
occasion
verb[T]
formaluk/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/us/əˈkeɪ.ʒən/tocausesomething:
Herrefusaloccasioned a lot oftrouble.
[+ two objects]Thecaseoccasioned theauthoritiesa lot ofworry/Theauthoritieswere occasioned a lot ofworrybythecase.
Causing things to happen
- -induced
- activate
- activation
- actuation
- agent
- associate
- attribute
- attributesomethingtosomeone
- in
- inaugurate
- inauguration
- instate
- pioneer
- realize
- reattribute
- reawaken
- reimpose
- reimposition
- seed
- wake
Examplesofoccasioning
occasioning
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Being responsible is an inducing to go forward, anoccasioning.
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The four ways ofoccasioninglet what is not yet present arrive into presencing.
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From the standpoint of normative expectations such thinking will seem irrational, either because so much appears to be ignored, or so little is over-interpreted,occasioninga response that seems excessive.
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Whoever builds a house or a ship or forges a sacrificial chalice reveals what is to be brought forth, according to the perspectives of the four modes ofoccasioning.
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However, it is the procedure which isoccasioningthe greatest consternation.
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No explosionsoccasioningsignificant earth movement took place during the exercise.
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One issueoccasioninggreat concern at present is racial harassment.
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That sum was being raised and used for the purposes of unemployment pay and wasoccasioningconcern.
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Changing from a continental to a maritime strategy, as we are doing, is expensive,occasioninggreater mobility involving more helicopters, better communications and so on.
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It was a matter which wasoccasioningsome uneasiness to friends of mine.
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It is a tax on gains realised at the time of disposal and the circumstancesoccasioningthe disposal are not relevant to considering the liability to tax.
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The difference between those two prices was caused by the fact that it was our own surplus in this country that wasoccasioningthe big decline.
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This has placed a financial burden on them,occasioningthem worry and anxiety which, in my view, is bad for them and also for the country.
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His sole claim to fame was his marriage to one of his pupils, the disparity in their agesoccasioningconsiderable disapprobation among the local citizenry.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is described as marvelous and wonderful, but requiring interpretation andoccasioningcontroversy.
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