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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

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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.

And I never, scarcely, am so placed as to have occasion for kindness—real kindness—without receiving it, unasked.

From The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews by Lunettes, Henry

If he should ever have occasion for a plan of the lands of his estate, he may have them correctly surveyed without studying geometry.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

Should he have occasion for advice or assistance from you on this occasion, I most request you to give him both.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. XI by Sparks, Jared

For this my cousin is the Queen's chamber-ward, and shall there lie when I am here, if so be I have occasion for a messenger at night.'

From The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford, Ford Madox

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