Occasionally

/əˈkeɪʒnəli/

कभी-कभी; समय-समय पर; यदा-कदा; संयोगवश

Origin & History

From occasion + -ally; ultimately from Latin occāsiō (“falling, chance, opportunity”) via Old French occasion.

occasion + -ally से बना; मूल रूप से लैटिन occāsiō (“संयोग/अवसर”) से, जो पुरानी फ़्रेंच occasion के माध्यम से अंग्रेज़ी में आया।

Definition

Occasionally means something happens at irregular or not frequent times (not regularly), and it can also mean incidentally (by the way) or by chance.

Occasionally का अर्थ है कि कोई काम नियमित रूप से नहीं बल्कि कम-बार/अनियमित अंतराल पर होता है; यह 'वैसे/प्रसंगवश' या 'संयोगवश' के अर्थ में भी आता है।

Parts of Speech

Adverb:
I occasionally go for a long walk after dinner.

Usage Examples

She visits her grandparents occasionally.
Occasionally, the train is delayed due to fog.
I’ll occasionally add a note at the end of the report.
He occasionally forgets his keys at home.
Occasionally, you may see errors when the server is busy.
They meet occasionally for coffee, but not every week.

Synonyms

Sometimes At times Now and then Once in a while On occasion From time to time Intermittently Sporadically

Related Forms

Noun
Occasion / Occasioning / Occasionality (rare)
Adjective
Adverb

Idioms & Phrases

Every now and then (occasionally)
कभी-कभार; बीच-बीच में
Once in a while (occasionally)
कभी-कभी; यदा-कदा
On occasion (occasionally)
कभी-कभी; अवसर पड़ने पर
From time to time (occasionally)
समय-समय पर; बीच-बीच में