[ɒpətjˈuːnɪtɪ], [ɒpətjˈuːnɪtɪ], [ɒ_p_ə_t_j_ˈuː_n_ɪ_t_ɪ]
Definitions of opportunity
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a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; " the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; " now is your chance"
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Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for executing a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance.
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Convenience of situation; fitness.
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Importunity; earnestness.
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Convenient time; chance.
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An opportune or convenient time: occasion.
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Fit or convenient time; occasion.
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A convenient time; favorable occasion.
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Fit, convenient, or favourable time.
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Fit or convenient time, place, or occasion; suitableness of circumstances to any end.
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Usage examples for opportunity
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This was Burke's opportunity – Mark Twain, A Biography, Vol. 1, Part 1, 1835-1866 The Personal And Literary Life Of Samuel Langhorne Clemens by Albert Bigelow Paine
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Then I'll try to make an opportunity for you. – Blake's Burden by Harold Bindloss
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If only he had the opportunity of being alone with her even now, he thought, but he had not. – Harley Greenoak's Charge by Bertram Mitford
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There is something that I have had on my mind to say for some time without having had the courage or the opportunity – The Camp Fire Girls Across the Seas by Margaret Vandercook
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Think what that means, in the way of opportunity – Will Warburton by George Gissing
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I have considered the whole matter carefully, and for some time have only waited an opportunity to explain to you in person. – Read-Aloud Plays by Horace Holley
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Well, there you lost a great opportunity – Imaginary Interviews by W. D. Howells
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His great opportunity has come. – The Prairie Chief by R.M. Ballantyne
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I need not say anything more about it, said Mr Hall; only when I heard that you were in the country, I was very glad to have the opportunity of seeing you. – An Old Man's Love by Anthony Trollope
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When should I have a better opportunity – The Underdog by F. Hopkinson Smith
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This gave Mr. Carden the opportunity he wanted. – Put Yourself in His Place by Charles Reade
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Here was our opportunity – Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico by E. L. Kolb
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But presently, when she was alone with her sister, she found an opportunity to say: " At least ... – Dr. Adriaan by Louis Couperus
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Such a splendid opportunity you know!" – From One Generation to Another by Henry Seton Merriman
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Lay yourself out for him if you have the opportunity – Coningsby by Benjamin Disraeli
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What wonder, then, that they made the most of their opportunity – Calvert of Strathore by Carter Goodloe
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This question Count Vavel was given an opportunity to decide. – The Nameless Castle by Maurus Jókai
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We will take the opportunity to change your name. – Erema My Father's Sin by R. D. Blackmore
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How long should opportunity be given? – Elementary Theosophy by L. W. Rogers
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I shall try it at the first opportunity – Neighbours by Robert Stead