Polyglot Dictionary

ocasionar

/okazjoˈnaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
ocasiono
preterite (eu)
ocasionei
past participle
ocasionado

Meaning

  1. to cause

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

causar

ocasionar is slightly more formal; causar is the general everyday word — both mean "to cause."

Similar in other languages

German

verursachen

verursachen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to cause."

Spanish

causar

causar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to cause."

Spanish

ocasionar

ocasionar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to cause."

Practice

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