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opportunity
What does opportunity mean?
opportunity (noun): a chance for advancement, progress or profit.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use opportunity in a sentence?
- The world is full of opportunities and it's up to me to see them and pursue them. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- You'll get a second opportunity if you miss this one. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce opportunity?
/ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does opportunity come from?
From opportune + -ity, from Middle French opportunité, from Latin opportūnitās.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of opportunity?
Words related to opportunity
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “opportunity”?
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What does “opportunity” mean?
a body serving in an administrative capacity
Not quite: that's what council means.
a chance for advancement, progress or profit
Right! That's what “opportunity” means.
repetition of an activity to improve a skill
Not quite: that's what practice means.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
Not quite: that's what view means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “opportunity”?
number
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school
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season
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chance
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