opportunitynoun
uk/ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti/us/ˌɑː.pɚˈtuː.nə.t̬i/B1 [ C or U ] an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something:
Everyone will have an opportunity to comment.
I was never given the opportunity of going to college.
[ + to infinitive ] The exhibition is a unique opportunity to see her later work.
An ankle injury meant she missed the opportunity to run in the qualifying heat.
formal Please contact us at the earliest opportunity (= as soon as possible).
He goes fishing at every opportunity (= as often as possible).
I used to love going out dancing, but I don't get much opportunity now.
He had a golden (= an extremely good) opportunity to score in the first half but squandered it.
B2 [ C ] the chance to get a job:
employment/job opportunities
opportunities for young graduates
There are some great opportunities now for engineers trained in computer-aided design.
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- If you delay now, the opportunity might be lost.
- The rights give holders the opportunity to purchase additional equity interests in the company at a big discount.
- His work provided him with the opportunity for a lot of foreign travel.
- Job opportunities are severely limited/restricted at the moment.
- The company is aggressively pursuing new business opportunities.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Opportunity
- a free ride idiom
- another/a second bite at/of the cherry idiom
- best bet idiom
- bite
- break
- chance
- half
- it's now or never idiom
- look in
- make hay while the sun shines idiom
- manqué
- miss
- op
- pass
- the run of sth idiom
- the world is sb's oyster idiom
- there are plenty more fish in the sea idiom
- toehold
- too good to miss idiom
- window
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Applying for a job