opportunistic
Taking advantage of situations that ariseTaking advantage of situations that arise.
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» Tom is quite opportunistic, isn't he?
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2 sensesTaking advantage of situations that arise.
The danger now isn't so much from the AIDS virus itself as from opportunistic infections.
opportunistisch
taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
Taking advantage of situations to advance one's own interests without regard for moral principles.
You can't trust somebody that opportunistic: he'll stab you in the back the first chance he gets.
Examples
11 sentencesTom is quite opportunistic, isn't he?
Tom is opportunistic, isn't he?
Tom is opportunistic.
ruТом - оппортунист. — marafon
Are you opportunistic?
Tom is more opportunistic.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
more opportunistic, most opportunistic| Comparative | more opportunistic Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most opportunistic Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit:opportunisttimeserving
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.