opportunity
A chance for advancement, progress or profitA chance for advancement, progress or profit.
» I'm looking forward to the opportunity.
Я з нетерпінням чекаю на цю нагоду.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
seize the opportunity
take an opportunity
Gelegenheit, Chance, Möglichkeit
возмо́жностьvozmóžnostʹ, шансšans
можли́вістьmožlývistʹ, шансšans
(countable, uncountable)A favorable circumstance or occasion.
Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.
Gelegenheit
удо́бный слу́чайudóbnyj slúčaj
наго́даnahóda
(countable, nonstandard, uncountable)Opportuneness.
The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.
- a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
Examples
1072 sentencesI'm looking forward to the opportunity.
Я з нетерпінням чекаю на цю нагоду.
I'll make use of this opportunity.
Я скористаюся цією нагодою.
ruЯ воспользуюсь этой возможностью.
I'll speak to Tom at the first opportunity.
Я поговорю з Томом за першої-ліпшої нагоди.
How could I pass up an opportunity like this?
Як я можу проігнорувати таку слушну нагоду?
You should watch that movie if you get the opportunity.
Тобі слід подивитися це кіно, якщо матимеш нагоду.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From opportune + -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās.From opportune + -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās.
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Forms
plural: opportunities| Singular | opportunity |
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regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- an an opportunity
- an opportunity to
- opportunity to do
- many opportunities to
- have many opportunities
- the opportunity to
- a great opportunity
- many opportunities
- had the opportunity
- great opportunity
- of this opportunity
- get the opportunity