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have occasion for

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without drive for feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

Example Sentences

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It is not unlikely that in the fluctuation of things our country may have occasion for great military exertions.

From Patrick Henry by Tyler, Moses Coit

Bide thee!" exclaimed the dame in a shrill voice—"I have occasion for you.

From Rob of the Bowl, Vol. I (of 2) A Legend of St. Inigoe's by Kennedy, John P.

I have occasion for a guard: will you pledge me your honour to become an honest man, and I will make you my lieutenant?”

From Adventures in the Philippine Islands by La Gironière, Paul P. de

Depend upon it, your children will have occasion for all your economy.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Adams, Abigail

And have occasion for all my courage too.

From Such Things Are A Play, in Five Acts by Inchbald, Mrs.

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