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occasionally

occasionally

Meaning of occasionally

not very often

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EN-UK/əˈkeɪʒənəli/
EN-US/əˈkeɪʒənəli/
occasionally
occasionally - occasionally
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occasionally with Russian translation

occasionally usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Он время от времени проверяет электронную почту поздно ночью.

He occasionally checks his emails late at night.

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Я время от времени помогаю соседу с покупками.

I occasionally help my neighbour with the shopping.

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occasionally belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

occasionallyвремя от времени
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда
hourчас

occasionally synonyms

Related words worth learning together

sometimes
used for occurrences that happen at irregular intervals; slightly more general/common
from time to time
an idiomatic phrase meaning occasionally; slightly informal and idiomatic
every now and then
informal phrase meaning occasionally; common in speech
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🇬🇧en

used for occurrences that happen at irregular intervals; slightly more general/common

B1Very Often

Sometimes I work from a coffee shop.

🇬🇧en

an idiomatic phrase meaning occasionally; slightly informal and idiomatic

B1Often

We go to the cinema from time to time.

🇬🇧en

informal phrase meaning occasionally; common in speech

B1Often

Every now and then I treat myself to a nice dinner.

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occasionally means occasionally. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce occasionally

/əˈkeɪʒənəli/

occasionally translation

occasionally

occasionally examples

He occasionally checks his emails late at night.

occasionally transcription

/əˈkeɪʒənəli/, /əˈkeɪʒənəli/

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occasionally meaning: what does it mean?

not very often

occasionally pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

occasionally is pronounced as /əˈkeɪʒənəli/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

occasionally definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He occasionally checks his emails late at night. Translation: Он время от времени проверяет электронную почту поздно ночью.

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