occasionally
/əˈkeɪʒənəli/
adverboc · ca · sion · al · ly
Think: an OCCASION is a special event—and it happens only OCCASION-AL-LY (not all the time).
Yes, it's occasionally. Watch the middle: it’s occa + sion + ally → "...sionally" (one L in -ally, but two Ls total at the end: -ally).
Definition
- adverbsometimes, but not often; from time to time
Examples
- “I occasionally forget my lunch when I’m rushing to school.”
- “The museum is quiet on weekdays, but it occasionally gets crowded on Saturdays.”
- “She checks the mailbox daily, though she only occasionally receives a handwritten letter.”
Synonyms
sometimesnow and thenfrom time to timeonce in a whileperiodically
Antonyms
alwaysconstantlynever
Translations
ES ocasionalmentePT ocasionalmenteFR occasionnellement
Common misspellings
ocasionallyocassionallyoccasionlyocasionalyoccasionalyoccationallyoccasionnallyoccasionalally
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