opportuneadj.adv.

Brit.

/ˈɒpətjuːn/,

/ˈɒpətʃuːn/,

/ˌɒpəˈtjuːn/,

/ˌɒpəˈtʃuːn/, U.S.

/ˌɑpərˈt(j)un/

Forms: late Middle English 1600s– opportune, late Middle English–1600s oportune, 1600s oppertune; also Scottish pre-1700 oportone, pre-1700 oportoun, pre-1700 oportun, pre-1700 oportune, pre-1700 opportun, pre-1700 1700s– opportune.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French opportun; Latin opportūnus.

Etymology: < Middle French opportun suitable, fitting (c1355; French opportun ), exposed, liable (c1555), and its etymon classical Latin opportūnus fit, suitable, convenient, timely, advantageous, serviceable, adapted, exposed, liable, originally a nautical term, qualifying a wind that blows towards harbour < ob- ob- prefix + Portūnus , the name of the protecting god of harbours, probably originally an adjective (see portunian n. and adj.); compare importūnus importune adj. Compare Italian opportuno (1348–53 as †oportuno), Spanish oportuno (c1440), Portuguese oportuno (16th cent.).

A. adj.

1. Appropriate or suitable for a particular action; fit, convenient.

a. Of a time or occasion.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adjective] > opportune or convenient > specifically of a time

opportunec1425

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 1426 (MED) So ȝe me graunt opportune space For to declare þe cause of my commyng, I wil reherse.

c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 129 (MED) If it be so þat thow be wrongyd owdyr of þi persone or þi name, sofyr for þe qwyle tyl tyme oportune be.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. xv. 39 Thys forsaid Aruns..Chosys hys tyme that was mast oportune.

1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 395 When time oportune will serue, ye shall doe well to aduertise him therof.

a1617 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 40 [He] awaited vpon tym mair opportun.

1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 464 That part of the day..is the most opportune for business.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lxvi. 332 The time being opportune, [he] desired me to relate the passages of my life.

1780 E. Burke Let. to T. Burgh in Corr. (1844) II. 411 There never seemed a more opportune time for the relief of Ireland than that moment.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxiv. 568 He had the unfortunate quality of showing his teeth before the opportune moment for using them.

1966 D. Bagley Wyatt's Hurricane i. 21 But at an opportune moment, when their masters were otherwise occupied, the slaves had risen.

1996 Financial Post (Canada) 3 Feb. 3/1 The $2 coin..arrives at an opportune time for..the deficit-fighting finance minister.

b. Of a place.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suitable (of a place)

opportunec1425

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. 2946 Achilles I-charged hath his Mirundones þe kyng Menon amonge hem to embrace, Ȝif þei hym founde in oportune place.

a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) v. viii. 46 The place maist oportone.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlix^v Y^t his aduersaries in no wise should have any place apte or oportune easely to take lande.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 26 The murkiest den, The most opportune place..shall neuer melt Mine honor into lust.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. ii. xiii. sig. Q3 The great mistake of those that think a Death-Bed the fittest and opportunest place to begin Repentance in.

1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France iii, in Wks. (1808) VIII. 301 We know that they meditated the very same invasion..upon this kingdom; and, had the coast been as opportune, would have effected it.

1815 C. Lloyd Virginia v. i. 77 Meanwhile, the place Most opportune, whence we may fall on Appius, I will espy.

1856 C. W. Webber Hunter-naturalist 545 We..[stationed] ourselves at an opportune place on a ledge overlooking the wooded defile.

1937 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 3 373 Full of poorly built huts, saloons..and gambling resorts, it proved to be an opportune spot for shooting scrapes.

1995 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 29 Sept. (News section) 37 a Organizers called the Dallas area an opportune location for this year's conference.

2. Of an event, action, or thing: fitting, appropriate, or favourable to particular circumstances. Also (esp. in later use): occurring at a favourable or useful time; well-timed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective]

timelyOE

tidefula1300

tidya1375

duea1387

timefula1400

seasonablec1412

convenient1415

opportunec1425

seasonedc1440

tempestivous1574

timed1592

ripe1595

well-timed1604

opportuneful1605

mature1608

advantageous1609

opportunous1609

punctual1611

tempestive1611

timeousa1626

time-serving1627

timed1656

tidive?17..

the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adjective] > opportune or convenient

opportunec1425

commodious1542

time-serving1627

pat1647

c1425 [implied in: Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 25 He..mevid hym..with goode and honeste wordes, oportunely and importunely. (at opportunely adv.)].

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xl^v With all diligence prepared oportune remedies to resist and withstand.

1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 163 Outward Accidentes conduce much to a Mans fortune. Favour, Oportune death of others; occasion fitting vertue.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 500 Most opportune to her neede, I haue A Vessell rides fast by.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. ii. 40 The Romans now overmatch'd, and terrify'd, Cæsar with opportune aid appears.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones xiv. vii Nothing could be more opportune than this kind visit; for I was never more in the spleen in my life.

1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 470 Prophet as he was, he might not strike The blameless animal..Her opportune offence Saved him.

1837 W. S. Landor Pentameron & Pentalogia 210 These are better thoughts and opportuner than such lonely places formerly supplied us with.

1870 F. M. Müller Chips (ed. 2) III. vii. 184 The opportune death of Philip alone prevented the breaking out of a rebellion.

1924 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 11 436 Mr Cresson's narrative cannot fail to be followed with sustained interest and pleasure, for his book is opportune.

1989 M. Lane Literary Daughters i. 36 Fanny's success was particularly opportune in restoring the respectability of the Burney name.

†3. Advantageous, useful. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective]

bricheeOE

behovelyc950

bihevec975

nutOE

behovingc1175

behovesomec1330

noteful1372

helpfulc1384

serviceablea1393

nait?a1425

meet?a1439

steadable1467

opportunea1475

utile?1483

of service1559

good1577

deservient1578

steadful1585

useful1596

servient1606

handy1616

utible1623

utilious1652

lucky1703

functional1808

utility1895

eufunctional1963

a1475 (a1450) J. Shirley tr. Secreta Secret. (BL Add.) (1977) 309 (MED) It behoveth the wise kynge to..thynke on thynges that bene conuenient and oportune for the prosperite..of hym and his reavme.

?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 231 Thei were religious men, and oportune exhibicion was ȝiffen to theyme.

a1500 (a1471) G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 357 in Poems (1899) 24 Kepe secretnesse,..But vnto suche personnes oportune As may be furthering to youre fortune.

?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Hii Dispyse thou no parson, although thou purer be Of clothyng, of conning,..or ought els oportune than is he.

1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall Ep. Ded. sig. A3^v 'Tis opportune to look back upon old times, and contemplate our Forefathers.

†4. Liable or open to attack or injury. Obsolete. rare. [In quot. a1500 opportune apparently represents a mistranslation of the Latin comparative adverb opportunius ‘more opportunely’.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable

openeOE

subjectc1384

pregnablec1475

opportunea1500

casuala1535

wide open?1544

obnoxious1572

assailable1589

liable1593

abnoxious1611

woundable1611

obnoxious1612

speeding1612

infectible1634

sufferable1651

attackable1656

vulnerable1678

prejudicial1682

threatenable1841

doable1849

infectable1860

a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 149 I may fully truste in noon þat may helpe me in oportune necessities [L. in necessitatibus auxilietur opportunius] but allone in þe, my god.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 481 Behold alone The Woman, opportune to all attempts.

5. Adopted for reasons of expediency; opportunistic. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > expedience > [adjective]

expedient1774

opportune1853

1853 W. M. Thackeray Eng. Humourists iii. 106 Marlborough's..opportune fidelity and treason.

1988 R. Christiansen Romantic Affinities ii. 62 He was to claim that ‘Kubla Khan’ had been composed..under the spell of an opium-induced trance, but this is quite possibly an opportune fiction.

†B. adv.

= opportunely adv. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adverb]

in timea1325

in good timec1325

in seasonc1330

tidefullya1340

tidily1340

betimesc1380

betimec1385

opportunelyc1425

at one's leisure1481

maturely1531

seasonably1532

timeously1538

timefully1614

tempestively1628

patly1632

opportune1667

the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adverb] > opportunely or conveniently

opportunelyc1425

opportunately1552

opportune1667

conveniently1685

agreeably1753

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 85 [He] Consider'd every Creature, which of all Most opportune might serve his Wiles.

1731 P. Frowde Philotas i. 2 Most opportune arriv'd.

1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 286 How opportune has our Jesus sent you to us on this occasion!

1796 S. Bishop On Death Dr. Isaac Schomberg in Poet. Wks. II. 148 Drugs..By skill more opportune apply'd.

1847 E. Bennett Bandits of Osage ii. iv. 59 There seems almost a Providence In your very conclusion, from the fact that You came so opportune.

1882 A. B. Alcott Sonnets & Canzonets i. 43 Auspicious morn, com'st opportune, unbought?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

opportunev.

Brit.

/ˈɒpətjuːn/,

/ˈɒpətʃuːn/,

/ˌɒpəˈtjuːn/,

/ˌɒpəˈtʃuːn/, U.S.

/ˌɑpərˈt(j)un/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: opportune adj.

Etymology: < opportune adj.In sense 3 by confusion with importune v. In sense 4 apparently by association with opportunity n.

†1. intransitive. Perhaps: to have the opportunity, get the chance. Also transitive. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > advantage > an opportunity > have opportunity [verb (intransitive)]

standa1450

to come in (also to, on, etc.) placea1500

opportune1606

1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xv. xc. 364 What Nation seuers Policie where One one Land obayes? Our Elders opportuned like occasion hereunto, When whatsoeuer they had done that League did still vndoo.

†2. transitive. To be favourable to; to suit. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)]

suit1431

queemc1540

fita1586

sort1587

suit1600

to level (a person or thing) with (now rare), to, unto1603

to comply with1626

opportunea1634

commodiate1641

commode1655

lend1854

a1634 R. Clerke Serm. (1637) xv. 483 The Pronoune opportunes us. Some Copies have vobis; but the most and best, have Nobis.

3. intransitive. = importune v. Also transitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > urgently or persistently

pressa1425

instandc1450

to put at ——1534

importune1548

push1595

to put upon ——a1617

drum1833

what-the-hell1924

opportune1941

the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > urge or importune

depressc1400

nurnc1400

pressc1440

labourc1450

instancea1513

instanta1513

importune1530

to lie at, upon1535

apply1559

urge1568

importunate1574

ply1581

to put on ——?a1600

flagitate1623

besiege1712

earwig1804

bone1856

tout1920

S.O.S.a1936

opportune1941

1941 B. Miller Farewell Leicester Square ii. 25 The moments crept away. The dark eyes of Alec secretly opportuned the clock.

1995 Northern Echo (Nexis) 11 Feb. ‘Spare some change for my train ticket,’ opportuned a child of 14 or so, and then opportuned again.

2001 L. Erdrich Last Rep. Miracles at Little No Horse xix. 305 She spotted the bright dot of Mashkiigikwo, now far off, opportuning someone else.

4. transitive. To grant the opportunity; to make possible.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > make possible to be done

enable1640

possibilitate1818

opportune1980

1980 Pacific Affairs 53 387 In 1948 he returned [to Wogeo Island], a visit opportuned by his ‘connections with the administration’.

1997 Femnet News (Nexis) 6 1/2 Countries where women have been opportuned to lead in recent times.

2002 Africa News (Nexis) 8 Aug. The Manager..noted that the fair was a wonderful experience having been opportuned to see various works from other Islamic countries.

Derivatives

opporˈtuning n. = importuning n. 1

ΚΠ

1972 Jrnl. Interdisciplinary Hist. 3 164 The continual opportuning of Davidson by various would-be contributors who were anxious for honours.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	opportune
释义	opportuneadj.adv. Brit. /ˈɒpətjuːn/, /ˈɒpətʃuːn/, /ˌɒpəˈtjuːn/, /ˌɒpəˈtʃuːn/, U.S. /ˌɑpərˈt(j)un/ Forms: late Middle English 1600s– opportune, late Middle English–1600s oportune, 1600s oppertune; also Scottish pre-1700 oportone, pre-1700 oportoun, pre-1700 oportun, pre-1700 oportune, pre-1700 opportun, pre-1700 1700s– opportune. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French opportun; Latin opportūnus. Etymology: < Middle French opportun suitable, fitting (c1355; French opportun ), exposed, liable (c1555), and its etymon classical Latin opportūnus fit, suitable, convenient, timely, advantageous, serviceable, adapted, exposed, liable, originally a nautical term, qualifying a wind that blows towards harbour < ob- ob- prefix + Portūnus , the name of the protecting god of harbours, probably originally an adjective (see portunian n. and adj.); compare importūnus importune adj. Compare Italian opportuno (1348–53 as †oportuno), Spanish oportuno (c1440), Portuguese oportuno (16th cent.). A. adj. 1. Appropriate or suitable for a particular action; fit, convenient. a. Of a time or occasion. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adjective] > opportune or convenient > specifically of a time opportunec1425 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. 1426 (MED) So ȝe me graunt opportune space For to declare þe cause of my commyng, I wil reherse. c1484 (a1475) J. de Caritate tr. Secreta Secret. (Takamiya) (1977) 129 (MED) If it be so þat thow be wrongyd owdyr of þi persone or þi name, sofyr for þe qwyle tyl tyme oportune be. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1960) xi. xv. 39 Thys forsaid Aruns..Chosys hys tyme that was mast oportune. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 395 When time oportune will serue, ye shall doe well to aduertise him therof. a1617 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 40 [He] awaited vpon tym mair opportun. 1676 G. Towerson Explic. Decalogue 464 That part of the day..is the most opportune for business. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lxvi. 332 The time being opportune, [he] desired me to relate the passages of my life. 1780 E. Burke Let. to T. Burgh in Corr. (1844) II. 411 There never seemed a more opportune time for the relief of Ireland than that moment. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xxiv. 568 He had the unfortunate quality of showing his teeth before the opportune moment for using them. 1966 D. Bagley Wyatt's Hurricane i. 21 But at an opportune moment, when their masters were otherwise occupied, the slaves had risen. 1996 Financial Post (Canada) 3 Feb. 3/1 The $2 coin..arrives at an opportune time for..the deficit-fighting finance minister. b. Of a place. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > [adjective] > suitable (of a place) opportunec1425 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. 2946 Achilles I-charged hath his Mirundones þe kyng Menon amonge hem to embrace, Ȝif þei hym founde in oportune place. a1522 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid (1957) v. viii. 46 The place maist oportone. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Richard III f. xlix^v Y^t his aduersaries in no wise should have any place apte or oportune easely to take lande. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 26 The murkiest den, The most opportune place..shall neuer melt Mine honor into lust. View more context for this quotation 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. ii. xiii. sig. Q3 The great mistake of those that think a Death-Bed the fittest and opportunest place to begin Repentance in. 1796 E. Burke Two Lett. Peace Regicide Directory France iii, in Wks. (1808) VIII. 301 We know that they meditated the very same invasion..upon this kingdom; and, had the coast been as opportune, would have effected it. 1815 C. Lloyd Virginia v. i. 77 Meanwhile, the place Most opportune, whence we may fall on Appius, I will espy. 1856 C. W. Webber Hunter-naturalist 545 We..[stationed] ourselves at an opportune place on a ledge overlooking the wooded defile. 1937 Jrnl. Southern Hist. 3 373 Full of poorly built huts, saloons..and gambling resorts, it proved to be an opportune spot for shooting scrapes. 1995 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 29 Sept. (News section) 37 a Organizers called the Dallas area an opportune location for this year's conference. 2. Of an event, action, or thing: fitting, appropriate, or favourable to particular circumstances. Also (esp. in later use): occurring at a favourable or useful time; well-timed. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adjective] timelyOE tidefula1300 tidya1375 duea1387 timefula1400 seasonablec1412 convenient1415 opportunec1425 seasonedc1440 tempestivous1574 timed1592 ripe1595 well-timed1604 opportuneful1605 mature1608 advantageous1609 opportunous1609 punctual1611 tempestive1611 timeousa1626 time-serving1627 timed1656 tidive?17.. the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adjective] > opportune or convenient opportunec1425 commodious1542 time-serving1627 pat1647 c1425 [implied in: Bk. Found. St. Bartholomew's (1923) 25 He..mevid hym..with goode and honeste wordes, oportunely and importunely. (at opportunely adv.)]. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VII f. xl^v With all diligence prepared oportune remedies to resist and withstand. 1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 163 Outward Accidentes conduce much to a Mans fortune. Favour, Oportune death of others; occasion fitting vertue. a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) iv. iv. 500 Most opportune to her neede, I haue A Vessell rides fast by. View more context for this quotation 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. ii. 40 The Romans now overmatch'd, and terrify'd, Cæsar with opportune aid appears. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones xiv. vii Nothing could be more opportune than this kind visit; for I was never more in the spleen in my life. 1785 W. Cowper Task vi. 470 Prophet as he was, he might not strike The blameless animal..Her opportune offence Saved him. 1837 W. S. Landor Pentameron & Pentalogia 210 These are better thoughts and opportuner than such lonely places formerly supplied us with. 1870 F. M. Müller Chips (ed. 2) III. vii. 184 The opportune death of Philip alone prevented the breaking out of a rebellion. 1924 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 11 436 Mr Cresson's narrative cannot fail to be followed with sustained interest and pleasure, for his book is opportune. 1989 M. Lane Literary Daughters i. 36 Fanny's success was particularly opportune in restoring the respectability of the Burney name. †3. Advantageous, useful. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > [adjective] bricheeOE behovelyc950 bihevec975 nutOE behovingc1175 behovesomec1330 noteful1372 helpfulc1384 serviceablea1393 nait?a1425 meet?a1439 steadable1467 opportunea1475 utile?1483 of service1559 good1577 deservient1578 steadful1585 useful1596 servient1606 handy1616 utible1623 utilious1652 lucky1703 functional1808 utility1895 eufunctional1963 a1475 (a1450) J. Shirley tr. Secreta Secret. (BL Add.) (1977) 309 (MED) It behoveth the wise kynge to..thynke on thynges that bene conuenient and oportune for the prosperite..of hym and his reavme. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1869) II. 231 Thei were religious men, and oportune exhibicion was ȝiffen to theyme. a1500 (a1471) G. Ashby Active Policy Prince 357 in Poems (1899) 24 Kepe secretnesse,..But vnto suche personnes oportune As may be furthering to youre fortune. ?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Hii Dispyse thou no parson, although thou purer be Of clothyng, of conning,..or ought els oportune than is he. 1658 Sir T. Browne Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall Ep. Ded. sig. A3^v 'Tis opportune to look back upon old times, and contemplate our Forefathers. †4. Liable or open to attack or injury. Obsolete. rare. [In quot. a1500 opportune apparently represents a mistranslation of the Latin comparative adverb opportunius ‘more opportunely’.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable openeOE subjectc1384 pregnablec1475 opportunea1500 casuala1535 wide open?1544 obnoxious1572 assailable1589 liable1593 abnoxious1611 woundable1611 obnoxious1612 speeding1612 infectible1634 sufferable1651 attackable1656 vulnerable1678 prejudicial1682 threatenable1841 doable1849 infectable1860 a1500 tr. Thomas à Kempis De Imitatione Christi (Trin. Dublin) (1893) 149 I may fully truste in noon þat may helpe me in oportune necessities [L. in necessitatibus auxilietur opportunius] but allone in þe, my god. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 481 Behold alone The Woman, opportune to all attempts. View more context for this quotation 5. Adopted for reasons of expediency; opportunistic. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > expedience > [adjective] expedient1774 opportune1853 1853 W. M. Thackeray Eng. Humourists iii. 106 Marlborough's..opportune fidelity and treason. 1988 R. Christiansen Romantic Affinities ii. 62 He was to claim that ‘Kubla Khan’ had been composed..under the spell of an opium-induced trance, but this is quite possibly an opportune fiction. †B. adv. = opportunely adv. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > a suitable time or opportunity > [adverb] in timea1325 in good timec1325 in seasonc1330 tidefullya1340 tidily1340 betimesc1380 betimec1385 opportunelyc1425 at one's leisure1481 maturely1531 seasonably1532 timeously1538 timefully1614 tempestively1628 patly1632 opportune1667 the world > action or operation > advantage > expediency > [adverb] > opportunely or conveniently opportunelyc1425 opportunately1552 opportune1667 conveniently1685 agreeably1753 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 85 [He] Consider'd every Creature, which of all Most opportune might serve his Wiles. View more context for this quotation 1731 P. Frowde Philotas i. 2 Most opportune arriv'd. 1770 H. Brooke Fool of Quality V. xvii. 286 How opportune has our Jesus sent you to us on this occasion! 1796 S. Bishop On Death Dr. Isaac Schomberg in Poet. Wks. II. 148 Drugs..By skill more opportune apply'd. 1847 E. Bennett Bandits of Osage ii. iv. 59 There seems almost a Providence In your very conclusion, from the fact that You came so opportune. 1882 A. B. Alcott Sonnets & Canzonets i. 43 Auspicious morn, com'st opportune, unbought? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). opportunev. Brit. /ˈɒpətjuːn/, /ˈɒpətʃuːn/, /ˌɒpəˈtjuːn/, /ˌɒpəˈtʃuːn/, U.S. /ˌɑpərˈt(j)un/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: opportune adj. Etymology: < opportune adj.In sense 3 by confusion with importune v. In sense 4 apparently by association with opportunity n. †1. intransitive. Perhaps: to have the opportunity, get the chance. Also transitive. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > advantage > an opportunity > have opportunity [verb (intransitive)] standa1450 to come in (also to, on, etc.) placea1500 opportune1606 1606 W. Warner Continuance Albions Eng. xv. xc. 364 What Nation seuers Policie where One one Land obayes? Our Elders opportuned like occasion hereunto, When whatsoeuer they had done that League did still vndoo. †2. transitive. To be favourable to; to suit. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > suitability or appropriateness > suit or be suitable for [verb (transitive)] suit1431 queemc1540 fita1586 sort1587 suit1600 to level (a person or thing) with (now rare), to, unto1603 to comply with1626 opportunea1634 commodiate1641 commode1655 lend1854 a1634 R. Clerke Serm. (1637) xv. 483 The Pronoune opportunes us. Some Copies have vobis; but the most and best, have Nobis. 3. intransitive. = importune v. Also transitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > urgently or persistently pressa1425 instandc1450 to put at ——1534 importune1548 push1595 to put upon ——a1617 drum1833 what-the-hell1924 opportune1941 the mind > language > speech > request > request or ask for [verb (transitive)] > urge or importune depressc1400 nurnc1400 pressc1440 labourc1450 instancea1513 instanta1513 importune1530 to lie at, upon1535 apply1559 urge1568 importunate1574 ply1581 to put on ——?a1600 flagitate1623 besiege1712 earwig1804 bone1856 tout1920 S.O.S.a1936 opportune1941 1941 B. Miller Farewell Leicester Square ii. 25 The moments crept away. The dark eyes of Alec secretly opportuned the clock. 1995 Northern Echo (Nexis) 11 Feb. ‘Spare some change for my train ticket,’ opportuned a child of 14 or so, and then opportuned again. 2001 L. Erdrich Last Rep. Miracles at Little No Horse xix. 305 She spotted the bright dot of Mashkiigikwo, now far off, opportuning someone else. 4. transitive. To grant the opportunity; to make possible. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > find no difficulty in [verb (transitive)] > make possible to be done enable1640 possibilitate1818 opportune1980 1980 Pacific Affairs 53 387 In 1948 he returned [to Wogeo Island], a visit opportuned by his ‘connections with the administration’. 1997 Femnet News (Nexis) 6 1/2 Countries where women have been opportuned to lead in recent times. 2002 Africa News (Nexis) 8 Aug. The Manager..noted that the fair was a wonderful experience having been opportuned to see various works from other Islamic countries. Derivatives opporˈtuning n. = importuning n. 1 ΚΠ 1972 Jrnl. Interdisciplinary Hist. 3 164 The continual opportuning of Davidson by various would-be contributors who were anxious for honours. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.adv.c1425v.1606
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