opportunity
/ɒpəˈtjuːnɪti/
US pronunciation
American sound/ɒpəˈtjuːnɪti/
ɒpəˈtjuːnɪti
- Syllables
- 5 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final y vowel sound
ɒpə - ˈtjuːnɪti -> opportunity
Myanmar meaning
(n) အခွင့်အရေး။
Full entry
opportunity /ɒpǝ'tju:nǝti; US -'tu:n- / n [C,U] ~ (for/ of doing sth) ; ~ (to do sth)
အခွင့်အရေး။ အခွင့်အလမ်း။ အခါအခွင့်။ အခွင့်။ အခါ။ have/get/ find/ create an opportunity ❍ a company promoting equal opportunities for women ❍ an area with few job opportunities ❍ have no/ little/ not much opportunity for hearing good music ❍ a great/ golden/marvellous opportunity to travel ❍ a wasted opportunity ❍ I had no opportunity to discuss it with her. ❍ Don't miss this opportunity—it may never come again. ❍ I'd like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues. ❍ He is rude to me at every opportunity. ❍ OCCASION
More examples
- I think this trip sounds like a wonderful opportunity.
- [opportunity for] : The job pays well, but there’s not much opportunity for career advancement.
- [give someone the opportunity to do something] : The programme gives students the opportunity to learn more about global warming.
- [take the opportunity to do something] : I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for coming.
- [a missed/lost opportunity] : A series of missed opportunities have badly weakened the company.
- [at every opportunity] : She went to visit him in hospital at every opportunity.
- [given the opportunity] : He’s someone who could have been really successful, given the opportunity.
- There are good opportunities in the hotel business.
Synonyms
chance, occasion, opening, break, prospect, befalling, connection, contingency, convenience, cut, event, excuse, fair shake, fighting chance, fitness, fling, fortuity, freedom, go, good fortune, good luck, happening, hope, hour, iron in the fire, juncture, leisure, liberty, moment, one's move, one's say, one's turn, pass, prayer, probability, relief, room, run, scope, shot, show, space, spell, squeak, stab, the hunt, the running, time, turn, whack
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