have occasion to

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 for 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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If Indiana fans have occasion to dance and sing along to “Hurts So Good” again on Monday, though, Mellencamp’s tour logistics might become even more complicated.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

When testing swivels, the two have occasion to sit in chairs they repair, and they report some are less comfortable than one would imagine.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022

I have no doubt I’ll have occasion to put the strategies my students and I developed together into further use next year.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2020

“How far is too far, in scrubbing away a history so that we won’t remember it wrong – or, indeed, have occasion to remember it at all?” asked Mark Summers, a University of Kentucky professor.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 11, 2020

After all, perhaps I shall have occasion to meet Koch myself.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

have occasion to

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