favourable opportunity

  • 1opportunity — ► NOUN (pl. opportunities) 1) a favourable time or set of circumstances for doing something. 2) a career opening: job opportunities …

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  • 2favourable — (BrE) (AmE favorable) adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ become ▪ remain ▪ consider sth …

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  • 3opportunity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ ample, considerable, plenty of ▪ We ll have plenty of opportunity to talk later. ▪ limited, little, not much ▪ …

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  • 4opportunity — [14] Opportunity has its origins in a Latin nautical term denoting ‘favourable winds’. This was opportūnus, a compound adjective formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and portus ‘harbour’ (source of English port). It was used originally for winds,… …

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  • 5opportunity — /ɒpəˈtjunəti / (say opuh tyoohnuhtee) noun (plural opportunities) an appropriate or favourable time or occasion: an opportunity to make good; an opportunity for gaining a place; an opportunity of testing a discovery. {Middle English opportunite,… …

  • 6opportunity — [14] Opportunity has its origins in a Latin nautical term denoting ‘favourable winds’. This was opportūnus, a compound adjective formed from the prefix ob ‘to’ and portus ‘harbour’ (source of English port). It was used originally for winds,… …

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  • 7opportunity — n. (pl. ies) 1 a good chance; a favourable occasion. 2 a chance or opening offered by circumstances. 3 good fortune. Phrases and idioms: opportunity knocks an opportunity occurs. Etymology: ME f. OF opportuniteacute f. L opportunitas tatis (as… …

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  • 8opportunity — noun (plural opportunities) a favourable time or set of circumstances for doing something. Origin ME: from OFr. opportunite, from L. opportunitas, from opportunus (see word history at opportune) …

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  • 9Friend Opportunity — Infobox Album | Name = Friend Opportunity Type = Album Artist = Deerhoof Released = January 23, 2007 Recorded = 2006 Genre = Indie rock Length = 36:39 Label = Kill Rock Stars / ATP Recordings / 5 Rue Christine Producer = Deerhoof Reviews = Last… …

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  • 10golden opportunity — noun A very favourable one • • • Main Entry: ↑golden * * * golden opportunity UK US noun [countable] [singular golden opportunity plural golden opportunitie …

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