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occasionally

US /əˈkeɪʒənəli/

adverb Target · B2 Đời sống hằng ngày

Definition

now and then or here and there

Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.

Examples

Our team occasionally works from home when the office is crowded.

Word Family

NounNoun
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VerbVerb
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AdjectiveAdj
occasional
AdverbAdv
occasionally gốc

Synonyms

  • sometimeson certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
  • periodicallyin a sporadic manner
  • now and thenhaving a meaning similar to occasionally

Collocations

  • Easy visit occasionally
    to visit occasionally, meaning to go to see a place, as for entertainment
  • Medium work from home occasionally during the week
    to work from home occasionally during the week, meaning to exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
  • Hard audits occasionally uncover latent accounting discrepancies
    to audits occasionally uncover latent accounting discrepancies, meaning to examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
  • Very Hard flare-ups that occasionally erupt into all-out tariff wars
    describing flare-ups that occasionally erupt into all-out tariff wars (a sudden intense happening)

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