Meaning

1 senses
  1. Something that is an option or may be freely chosen, especially a course of study.

    I still need to decide which electives to take along with my compulsory courses next semester.

    Wahlfach

More definitions
  • a course that the student can select from among alternatives

Examples

5 sentences
  1. French is an elective.

  2. At our high school, French is an elective.

    ruВ нашей школе французский не является обязательным предметом. — odexed

    deIn unserem Gymnasium ist Französisch ein Wahlfach. — kitab

  3. It is better in schools to have several language electives available to students.

  4. In schools in Hispanic countries, English is just an elective subject that few take.

  5. In high school, my language elective was French, as I waited to learn Japanese and Spanish from a big university.

Translations

2 languages
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Forms

plural: electives
Singularelective
Pluralelectives

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a course that the student can select from among alternatives:elective course

See also

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