occasionally
pronunciation
How to pronounce occasionally in British English:
UK [əˈkeɪʒnəli]
How to pronounce occasionally in American English:
US [əˈkeɪʒnəli]
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- Adverb:
- now and then or here and there
Word Origin
- occasionally (adv.)
- c. 1400, "happening on some particular occasion," also "sometimes, happening as occasion presents itself, without regularity," from occasional + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. The europeans can rouse themselves occasionally .
- 2. I have occasionally reflected on why that was .
- 3. Occasionally , a guy would ask for my number .
- 4. I think this is important only occasionally and incidentally .
- 5. Cross-strait tensions still occasionally flare up .