Meaning

1 senses
  1. (not comparable)Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.

    On that beach clothing is entirely optional.

    freiwillig, optional, wahlfrei

    необяза́тельныйneobjazátelʹnyj, факультати́вныйfakulʹtatívnyj, опциона́льныйopcionálʹnyj

    необов'язко́вийneobovʺjazkóvyj, факультати́внийfakulʹtatývnyj, опціона́льнийopcionálʹnyj

    possible but not necessary; left to personal choice

Examples

22 sentences
  1. It isn't optional.

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  2. It's not optional.

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  3. The recipe mentions nutmeg, but it's optional.

    deDas Rezept erwähnt Muskatnuss, aber das ist optional.

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  4. The word "the" is optional in this sentence.

    ruСлово "the" в этом предложении не является обязательным.

    deDas Wort "the" ist beliebig in diesem Satz.

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  5. The car is equipped with numerous optional accessories.

    ruАвтомобиль оснащён многочисленными опциями.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
not compulsory:
Русский
By meaning 1
not compulsory:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
not compulsory:

Origin

From option + -al.

From option + -al.

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