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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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The Creator has placed us upon the globe in such a situation, that we have occasion for each other.

From The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. by Various

The Public Documents of our own country and of England, afford models for those of you who shall have occasion for them, as members of the "Corps Diplomatique."

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

I have had occasion for it I assure you Mr. Manly; and I have occasion for it at this very time.

From Next Door Neighbours A Comedy in Three Acts by Inchbald, Mrs.

Dear Mr. Twineall, I am afraid you will have occasion for the dignity of all my ancestors to support you under this trial.

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

Peace, I have occasion for your wit to help me to lie.

From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John

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