Opportunity

  • 21opportunity — op|por|tu|ni|ty [ ,apər tunəti ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a chance to do something, or a situation in which it is easy for you to do something: I think this trip sounds like a wonderful opportunity. opportunity for: The job pays well, but… …

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  • 22opportunity — noun 1 (C, U) a chance to do something or an occasion when it is easy for you to do something: I just thought it was too good an opportunity to miss. | opportunity to do sth: You have had plenty of opportunity to observe our way of doing things.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23opportunity*/*/*/ — [ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti] noun 1) [C/U] a chance to do something, or a situation in which it is easy for you to do something The trip sounds like a wonderful opportunity.[/ex] We have given them ample opportunity (= a lot of chances) to voice their… …

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  • 24opportunity — [[t]ɒ̱pə(r)tju͟ːnɪti, AM tu͟ːn [/t]] ♦♦ opportunities N VAR: oft N to inf, N for n/ ing An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do. → See also photo opportunity I had an opportunity to go to… …

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  • 25opportunity — see opportunity makes a thief opportunity never knocks twice at any man’s door England’s difficulty is Ireland’s opportunity man’s extremity is God’s opportunity …

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  • 26opportunity — [14] Opportunity has its origins in a Latin nautical term denoting ‘favourable winds’. This was opportūnus, a compound adjective formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and portus ‘harbour’ (source of English port). It was used originally for winds,… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 27opportunity — noun this is your opportunity to move on don t miss another opportunity Syn: chance, lucky chance, favorable time/occasion/moment, time, right set of circumstances, occasion, moment, opening, option, window (of opportunity), turn, go,… …

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  • 28opportunity — /ɒpəˈtjunəti / (say opuh tyoohnuhtee) noun (plural opportunities) an appropriate or favourable time or occasion: an opportunity to make good; an opportunity for gaining a place; an opportunity of testing a discovery. {Middle English opportunite,… …

  • 29opportunity — /op euhr tooh ni tee, tyooh /, n., pl. opportunities. 1. an appropriate or favorable time or occasion: Their meeting afforded an opportunity to exchange views. 2. a situation or condition favorable for attainment of a goal. 3. a good position,… …

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  • 30opportunity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. opening; chance, occasion; space, scope, place; leisure. See expedience. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Favorable circumstances] Syn. chance, occasion, suitable circumstance, juncture, opening, excuse,… …

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