Meaning Of Occasionally In English - Cambridge Dictionary

Meaning of occasionally in English occasionallyadverb uk /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i/ /əˈkeɪʒ.nəl.i/ us /əˈkeɪ.ʒən.əl.i/ /əˈkeɪʒ.nəl.i/ Add to word list Add to word list B2 sometimes but not often: I see him occasionally in town. Occasionally I'll have a piece of chocolate, but it's very rare.

• The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating round a clump of trees.
• You're bound to forget people's names occasionally.
• She only sees her niece occasionally, so she showers her with presents when she does.
• Does it never occur to you that I might like to be on my own occasionally?
• I don't mind helping her out occasionally, but this is getting beyond a joke.

Rarely & infrequently

• (every) now and then/again idiom
• blue moon
• day
• episodic
• ever and anon
• every
• few
• fit
• isolated
• it's not every day (that)... idiom
• like ships that pass in the night idiom
• occasion
• occasional
• odd
• one-off
• one-shot
• one-time
• rarely
• seldom
• time

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occasionally | American Dictionary

occasionallyadverb [ not gradable ] us /əˈkeɪ·ʒə·nəl·i/ Add to word list Add to word list not often or regularly: Stir occasionally while the pasta is cooking. I occasionally watch TV. (Definition of occasionally from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of occasionally

occasionally Extensive studies in the surrounding forest by the authors confirmed that epiphytes occur only occasionally on ant and termite substrate other than ant gardens. From the Cambridge English Corpus The university's participants occasionally suggested that the creation of an international university in the liberal mode was not their ultimate goal. From the Cambridge English Corpus He enjoyed the latter task, but was occasionally involved in some time-consuming wrangles over money and clashes of personality. From the Cambridge English Corpus Nevertheless, there is sometimes an elective affinity between methodological statements and positive claims, although occasionally the same methodological statements are used for opposite purposes. From the Cambridge English Corpus Only one-fifth (20%) claimed to have participated in these activities regularly, while close to one-third (32 %) attended only occasionally. From the Cambridge English Corpus But it is significantly harder to ensure robust behaviour with unsafe interval arithmetic since occasionally the solution is lost, too. From the Cambridge English Corpus Many hospitals have clinical ethics committees, which have occasionally been asked to review research protocols. From the Cambridge English Corpus It might occasionally be the case that we humans can understand where the evolution of the universe is taking us only by using future-to-past causation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Occasionally, the presence of larvae stimulates the granuloma formation responsible for the deleterious effects of ocular toxocariasis. From the Cambridge English Corpus Occasionally, however, vast numbers of trees were destroyed. From the Cambridge English Corpus These vesicles which tended to have a central to basal distribution, occasionally filled almost the entire cytoplasm, but there was no evidence of circulation. From the Cambridge English Corpus Many of the more valuable species need large areas (albeit only occasionally) to persist. From the Cambridge English Corpus Second, though, in the midst of an interesting discussion, a voice occasionally ' trails off ' and fails to respond. From the Cambridge English Corpus These are, however, minor matters and it is important to acknowledge the book's strengths, as a readable, stimulating and occasionally touching study. From the Cambridge English Corpus In most cases there is an oval foramen, although occasionally a significant atrial septal defect is evident. From the Cambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of occasionally?

Translations of occasionally

in Chinese (Traditional) 偶爾，間或, 有時… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 偶尔，间或, 有时… See more in Spanish de vez en cuando, ocasionalmente… See more in Portuguese ocasionalmente, de vez em quando, às vezes… See more in Marathi in French in Japanese in Turkish in Dutch in Tamil in Hindi in Gujarati in Danish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Urdu in Ukrainian in Telugu in Bengali in Czech in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish कधीतरी… See more à l’occasion, de temps en temps, occasionellement… See more 時折（ときおり）… See more arasıra… See more nu en dan… See more சில நேரங்களில் ஆனால் அடிக்கடி இல்லை… See more यदा-कदा, कभी-कभी… See more ક્યારેક ક્યારેક… See more nu og da… See more då och då, emellanåt… See more sekali-sekala… See more gelegentlich… See more av og til, nå og da… See more کبھی کبھی… See more випадково… See more అప్పుడప్పుడు, కొన్నిసార్లు కానీ తరచుగా కాదు… See more মাঝে মাঝে… See more občas… See more kadang-kadang… See more บางครั้งบางคราว… See more thỉnh thoảng… See more niekiedy… See more Need a translator?

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