Word a Day
option
What does option mean?
option (noun): one of a set of choices that can be made.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use option in a sentence?
- What option did I have? (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce option?
/ˈɑpʃən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does option come from?
From French option, from Latin optiō (“choice; option; act of choosing”), from optō (“to choose, select”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of option?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “option”?
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What does “option” mean?
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
Not quite: that's what fun means.
one of a set of choices that can be made
Right! That's what “option” means.
a large quantity or number; a great deal
Not quite: that's what lot means.
a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
Not quite: that's what energy means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “option”?
information
Not quite: information means something else.
association
Not quite: association means something else.
alternative
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development
Not quite: development means something else.
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