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rise to the occasion

rise to the oc·ca·sion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [rahyz too stressed th ee uh-key-zhuh n]
    • /raɪz tu stressed ði əˈkeɪ ʒən/
    • /raɪz tuː ðə əˈk.eɪʒ.n̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [rahyz too stressed th ee uh-key-zhuh n]
    • /raɪz tu stressed ði əˈkeɪ ʒən/

Definitions of rise to the occasion words

  • noun rise to the occasion to have the courage, wit, etc, to meet the special demands of a situation 0
  • noun rise to the occasion to do whatever suddenly becomes necessary; meet an emergency 0
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Parts of speech for Rise to the occasion

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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rise to the occasion popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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