opportunity (ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ
)
Definitions
noun
- a favourable, appropriate, or advantageous combination of circumstances
- a chance or prospect
Quotations
"When the cat's away, the mice will play"
"Never look a gift horse in the mouth"
"When one door shuts, another door opens"
"Strike while the iron is hot"
"There is no time like the present"
"He who hesitates is lost"
Translations
- British English:
opportunity
An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do.I had an opportunity to study abroad.ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ NOUN I had an opportunity to study abroad.
- Spanish:
oportunidad
nf
- French:
chance
nf
- German:
Gelegenheit
nf
- Chinese: 机会 n
- Arabic: فُرْصَّةٌ n
- Portuguese: oportunidade nf
- Russian: возможность nf
- Croatian: prilika nf
- Czech: příležitost nf
- Danish: mulighed nutr
- Dutch: gelegenheid nf
- Finnish: tilaisuus n
- Greek: ευκαιρία nf
- Italian: opportunità nf
- Japanese: 機会 n
- Korean: 기회 n
- Norwegian: mulighet nm
- Polish: możliwość nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: oportunidade nf
- European Spanish:
oportunidad
nf
- Swedish: möjlighet nutr
- Thai: โอกาส n
- Turkish: fırsat n
- Vietnamese: cơ hội n
Usage examples
On his arrival, the woman on duty had taken the opportunity to head off to the toilet.
, CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)COUNTRY LIFE is delighted to offer our readers the unique opportunity to buy these four beautiful books at a specially discounted price.
Country Life (2004)In a new departure the Northern Ireland Fire Service took the opportunity to warn people about the dangers of unattended fires.
Irish Times (2002)Some of the visitors are walkers, taking the opportunity to enjoy good conditions on the surrounding mountains.
Glasgow Herald (2001)They come out of a place of great need, usually of poverty, of broken homes, of never having opportunity.
, DE NIRO: A Biography (2002)