opportunity
Use Opportunity in a sentence
ərˈtu noun, plural op·por·tu·ni·ties.
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, chance, or prospect, as for advancement or success.
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opportunity (ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a favourable, appropriate, or advantageous combination of circumstances |
| 2. | a chance or prospect |
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Opportunity
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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Word Origin & History
opportunity
late 14c., from O.Fr. opportunite (13c.), from L. opportunitatem (nom. opportunitas) "fitness, suitableness, favorable time," from opportunus (see opportune). Opportunity cost attested from 1911.
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Example sentences
It would give me an opportunity to get a second chance.
At this moment in time, you have a unique opportunity to set the tone for how our nation should feed itself.
Speed dating, by comparison, offers the opportunity to chat up many eligible singles in rapid succession.
Inequality of opportunity is not easy to measure, or even to define.
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