Meaning

3 senses

  1. (countable, uncountable)A chance for advancement, progress or profit.

    seize the opportunity

    take an opportunity

    Gelegenheit, Chance, Möglichkeit

    возмо́жностьvozmóžnostʹ, шансšans

    можли́вістьmožlývistʹ, шансšans

  2. (countable, uncountable)A favorable circumstance or occasion.

    Having a holiday is a great opportunity to relax.

    Gelegenheit

    удо́бный слу́чайudóbnyj slúčaj

    наго́даnahóda

  3. (countable, nonstandard, uncountable)Opportuneness.

    The Court questioned the opportunity of introducing these measures in such an uncertain economic climate.

More definitions
  • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

Examples

1072 sentences

  1. I'm looking forward to the opportunity.

    Я з нетерпінням чекаю на цю нагоду. — deniko

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  2. I'll make use of this opportunity.

    Я скористаюся цією нагодою. — deniko

    ruЯ воспользуюсь этой возможностью. — marafon

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  3. I'll speak to Tom at the first opportunity.

    Я поговорю з Томом за першої-ліпшої нагоди. — deniko

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  4. How could I pass up an opportunity like this?

    Як я можу проігнорувати таку слушну нагоду? — deniko

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  5. You should watch that movie if you get the opportunity.

    Тобі слід подивитися це кіно, якщо матимеш нагоду. — deniko

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
chance for advancement, progress or profit:
favorable circumstance or occasion:
Русский
By meaning 2
chance for advancement, progress or profit:
favorable circumstance or occasion:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
chance for advancement, progress or profit:

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
Singularopportunity
Pluralopportunities

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
openingB1
Close in meaning
  • a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances:chance

Word family

23 related words
Relatedopportuneopportunismopportunistopportunistic
Derivedbusiness opportunitycrisitunityequal opportunityequal-opportunitygolden opportunityinopportunityoopsortunityopportunitrophopportunity classopportunity costopportunity knocksopportunitylessopportunity roomopportunity servicingopportunity shopopportunivorephoto opportunityswapportunityuniversal opportunity

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

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

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
opponentB2opportuneopportunistopportunisticopposeA2oppositeA2

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