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optional

/ˈɒpʃ(ə)n(ə)l/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈɒpʃ(ə)n(ə)l/
optional
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

op - tio - nal -> optional

Myanmar meaning

(adj) ရွေးချယ်ခွင့်ရှိပေမယ့် မရွေးချယ်ပဲထား ၍ရသော။

Full entry

option /'ɒpʃn / n

၁။ [U] ရွေးပိုင်ခွင့်။ I have little/no option but to go (ie I have to go). ❍ He did it because he had no other option. ❍ have the option of taking early retirement ❍ He was given one month's imprisonment without the option of a fine.
၂။ [C] ရွေးစရာ။ You have only one option. ❍ There are various options open to you.
၃။ [C] ~ (on sth) (commerce ) (မဆုံးဖြတ်မီ) စဉ်းစားရန်အချိန်။ We have a 12-day option on the house. See also SOFT OPTION
❏ keep/leave one's options open [IDM ] တိုးသာဆုတ်သာ အရှင်ထားဦး။ အပြတ်မဖြတ်လိုက်နှင့်ဦး။ Don't commit yourself now—keep your options open until you leave university.
❏ optional /-ʃǝnl / adj စိတ်ကြိုက်။ optional subjects at school ❍ The CD player is an optional extra in this car (ie It will cost extra if one chooses to have it).

More examples
  • We’ve discussed all the marketing options and decided to go for television advertising.
  • [option for] : We have three different options for financing the house.
  • [the option of doing something] : You have the option of walking there or going by bus.
  • [have no option but to do something] : She had no option but to admit the truth.
  • [a viable option] : Terrorist leaders concluded that armed resistance was no longer a viable option.
  • Choose the ‘save’ option from the File menu.
  • Stock options
  • [option on] : The airline has ordered 16 aircraft and has options on another 29.
  • [the option to do something] : If one partner dies, the others have the option to buy back their shares.
Synonyms
alternative, choice, selection, decision, opportunity, preference, additional, advantage, benefit, claim, dibs, dilemma, discretion, druthers, election, flipside, franchise, free will, grant, in excess, in reserve, in store, license, more than enough, on the side, other side of coin, over and above, over-and-above, pickup, possibility, prerogative, privilege, right, route, spare, take it or leave it
Antonyms
disadvantage, loss, misfortune, refusal
Cross references
alternativechoiceselectiondecisionopportunitypreferenceadditionaladvantagebenefitclaimdibsdilemmadiscretiondrutherselectionflipsidefranchisefree willgrantin excessin reservein storelicensemore than enoughon the sideother side of coinover and aboveover-and-above
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