Meaning of opportunity – Learner’s Dictionary

opportunity
noun
uk
/ˌɒpəˈtjuːnəti/
us

opportunity noun (POSSIBILITY)

B1
a situation in which it is possible for you to do something, or a possibility of doing something:
a unique opportunity
a golden (= very good) opportunity
[ + to do sth ] Everyone will have an opportunity to comment.
There are plenty of opportunities for research.
Don't miss this opportunity to win a million pounds.
She talks about her boyfriend at every opportunity .
We don't get much opportunity to go dancing these days.
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opportunity noun (JOB)

B2
the chance to get a job:
job/employment opportunities
take the opportunity to do sth
B2
to use an occasion to do or say something:
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all of you.

(Definition of opportunity from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of opportunity

in Chinese (Traditional)
機遇,時機,機會, 可能性, 就業機會…
in Chinese (Simplified)
机遇,时机,机会, 可能性, 就业机会…
in Spanish
ocasión, oportunidad, oportunidad [feminine…
in Portuguese
oportunidade, ocasião, oportunidade [feminine]…
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संधी…
機会, 機会(きかい), 雇用機会(こよう きかい)…
fırsat, uygun zaman, vesile…
opportunité [feminine], occasion [feminine], offre [feminine] d’emploi…
oportunitat…
gelegenheid…
ஒரு சந்தர்ப்பம் அல்லது சூழ்நிலை நீங்கள் செய்ய விரும்பும் அல்லது செய்ய வேண்டிய ஒன்றைச் செய்ய அல்லது ஏதாவது செய்வதற்கான சாத்தியத்தை சாத்தியமாக்கும், வேலை கிடைக்கக்கூடிய வாய்ப்பு…
(कुछ करने का) सुअवसर, मौका, (नौकरी पाने का) मौका…
તક, નોકરી મેળવવાની તક…
chance, lejlighed…
tillfälle, möjlighet, chans…
peluang…
die Gelegenheit…
mulighet [masculine], sjanse [masculine], anledning [masculine]…
موقع, سازگار صورت حال, مناسب وقت…
нагода, сприятлива можливість…
మీరు చేయాలనుకుంటున్న లేదా చేయవలసిన పనిని చేయడాన్ని సాధ్యం చేసే సందర్భం లేదా పరిస్థితి లేదా ఏదైనా చేసే అవకాశం, ఉద్యోగం పొందే అవకాశం…
সুযোগ…
příležitost…
kesempatan…
โอกาสที่ดี…
cơ hội…
okazja, możliwość…
기회…
opportunità, occasione…
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