opportunity

[ op-er-too-ni-tee, -tyoo- ]

/ ˌɒp ərˈtu nɪ ti, -ˈtyu- /

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noun, plural op·por·tu·ni·ties.

an appropriate or favorable time or occasion: Their meeting afforded an opportunity to exchange views.

a situation or condition favorable for attainment of a goal.

a good position, chance, or prospect, as for advancement or success.

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Origin of opportunity

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English opportunite, from Middle French, from Latin opportūnitās “convenience, fitness,” equivalent to opportūn(us) (see opportune) + -itās -ity

Words nearby opportunity

opportune, opportunism, opportunist, opportunistic, opportunistic infection, opportunity, opportunity cost, opportunity shop, opposable, opposable thumb, oppose

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How to use opportunity in a sentence

This lets you plan ahead and prepare for traffic boosting opportunities that will arise in the days to come.
A comprehensive guide on using Google Trends for keyword research|Aayush Gupta|February 12, 2021|Search Engine Watch
In positioning the character the way that he does, the actor also gives audiences an opportunity to ask themselves what choices they might’ve made if they were in O’Neal’s shoes.
LaKeith Stanfield Says Portraying William O’Neil In ‘Judas’ Changed His Perception Of The FBI Informant|Brande Victorian|February 12, 2021|Essence.com
Any opportunity to engage clearly and candidly with your child is positive, but sometimes kids are more self-conscious than their parents.
Watching edgier TV with your kids during the pandemic? You’re not alone.|Bonnie Miller Rubin|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
B2B advertisers are changing the way they play the search marketing game in 2021, and those who innovate early and often are the ones who rise to the challenge, and, ultimately, capitalize on the opportunity.
Case study: Schneider Electric’s digital transformation through centralized search|Evan Kent and Kimberly Dutcher|February 11, 2021|Search Engine Watch

Although the United States is the wealthiest nation in the world, many low-income students, who are disproportionately people of color, do not have access to high-quality educational resources and opportunities.
My great-grandmother Ida B. Wells left a legacy of activism in education. We need that now.|Michelle Duster|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Both parties are now equal opportunity offenders when it comes to gaming the system.
The 100 Rich People Who Run America|Mark McKinnon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
At any rate, policy can enforce equal rights and foster equal opportunity.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In fact, these kinds of advances helped give religion another huge window of opportunity for racial reconciliation in the 1960s.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Now imagine that one day hope appeared, an unexpected opportunity to free yourself, to finally be yourself.
The Insurance Company Promised a Gender Reassignment. Then They Made a Mistake.|James Joiner|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I had the opportunity to appear on the popular Sons of Anarchy series in their final season.
Porn Stars on the Year in Porn: Drone Erotica, Belle Knox, and Wild Sex|Aurora Snow|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I seized the opportunity to watch what I supposed would be a most interesting interview, from behind a curtain.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The real experience has a magnetism of its own and will win above mere technicality whenever it has the opportunity.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
England gladly seized the opportunity of injuring her enemy and sent aid to the people of Spain.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
On the march Harry had an opportunity to tell Lawrence much that had happened to him since they parted.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
The humorist and satirist lost no opportunity of deriding the new fashion and its followers.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.

British Dictionary definitions for opportunity

opportunity

/ (ˌɒpəˈtjuːnɪtɪ) /

noun plural -ties

a favourable, appropriate, or advantageous combination of circumstances

a chance or prospect

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