Dictionary entry
Op‑por‑tu‑ni‑ty
Pronunciation
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Myanmar Meaning
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Definition
opportunity /ɒpǝ'tju:nǝti; US -'tu:n- / n [C,U] ~ (for/ of doing sth) ; ~ (to do sth) အခြင့္အေရး။ အခြင့္အလမ္း။ အခါအခြင့္။ အခြင့္။ 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
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.