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To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will. Milton.

A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience. Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me. Rom. vii. 11. I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring Him to his death. Waller.

s; occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or efforts. The... occasional writing of the present times. Bagehot.

In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly. Stewart. The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the other, his subject occasionally by his preferment. Fuller.

o present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs. In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense. Locke.

, an unusual occurrence, or the ordinary occurrences of life. All the occurrence of my fortune. Shak.

A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.

Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome. You are too officious In her behalf that scorns your services. Shak.

drawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.

Open or free admission to all; hospitable welcome; free opportunity.

Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business. [Colloq.] Dickens.

A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds.

after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus. Shak. "The overplus of a great fortune." Addison.

To overcome by importunity. Johnson.

r; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.

The pouch in which incubation takes place in some Tunicata.

something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate. The one ought five hundred pence, and the other fifty. Bible (1551). A son owes help and honor to his father. Holyday.

d or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations.

t of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity. "Pray ye, pacify yourself." Shak.

The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm of the hand; chiromancy. Ascham. Cowper.