optional
Not compulsory; left to personal choice; electiveNot compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
» It isn't optional.
Meaning
1 senses(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 sentencesIt isn't optional.
It's not optional.
The recipe mentions nutmeg, but it's optional.
deDas Rezept erwähnt Muskatnuss, aber das ist optional.
The word "the" is optional in this sentence.
ruСлово "the" в этом предложении не является обязательным.
deDas Wort "the" ist beliebig in diesem Satz.
The car is equipped with numerous optional accessories.
ruАвтомобиль оснащён многочисленными опциями.
Translations
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Origin
From option + -al.From option + -al.
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