- take this occasion
- take advantage of an opportunity
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
take this occasion
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occasion — n. opportunity 1) to have; take an occasion (to do smt.) 2) a propitious occasion 3) an occasion for 4) an occasion to + inf. (I had no occasion to speak with them; there was no occasion for me to tell her) 5) an occasion arises happening event… … Combinatory dictionary
take — take1 [ teık ] (past tense took [ tuk ] ; past participle tak|en [ teıkən ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move something/someone ▸ 2 cause someone/something to move ▸ 3 perform action ▸ 4 need something ▸ 5 accept ▸ 6 win prize/election ▸ 7 reach out and get ▸… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
occasion — noun 1 time when sth happens ADJECTIVE ▪ countless, many, multiple (esp. AmE), numerous ▪ It was the first of many such occasions. ▪ a few, several … Collocations dictionary
take — take1 W1S1 [teık] v past tense took [tuk] past participle taken [ˈteıkən] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(move)¦ 3¦(remove)¦ 4¦(time/money/effort etc)¦ 5¦(accept)¦ 6¦(hold something)¦ 7¦(travel)¦ 8 … Dictionary of contemporary English
take — 1 /teIk/ verb past tense took past participle taken MOVE STH 1 (T) to move someone or something from one place to another: Don t forget to take your bag when you go. | Paul doesn t know the way can you take him? | take sb/sth to: We take the kids … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
take — I UK [teɪk] / US verb Word forms take : present tense I/you/we/they take he/she/it takes present participle taking past tense took UK [tʊk] / US past participle taken UK [ˈteɪkən] / US *** 1) [transitive] to move something or someone from one… … English dictionary
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