opportunity

/ˌɒp.əˈtjuː.nɪ.tɪ/
noun 3

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

ample, considerable, plenty of

She had ample opportunity to learn Spanish during her year living in Madrid.

limited, little, not much

excellent, favourable, golden, good, great, marvellous, tremendous, welcome, wonderful

She had a wonderful opportunity to study abroad last year and decided to take it.

exciting | ideal, perfect | suitable

reasonable

She deserves a reasonable opportunity to prove she can do the job well.

available

every

She didn't want to miss every opportunity to spend time with her grandchildren before they grew up.

historic, once-in-a-lifetime, rare, unique, unparalleled, unprecedented, unrivalled | lost, missed, wasted | career, educational, employment, job, training

business, commercial, economic, investment, market, sales

The new online platform created a great business opportunity for small entrepreneurs.

photo | equal opportunities

VERB + OPPORTUNITY

have

find, get

I found a great opportunity to travel abroad last year and took it immediately.

afford, create, give sb, offer (sb), open up, provide (sb with)

Working part-time gave her the opportunity to study while earning money.

grasp, seize, take (up), take advantage of

She seized the opportunity to study abroad when the scholarship became available.

lose, miss

She missed a great opportunity to study abroad last year because she didn't apply on time.

pass up

OPPORTUNITY + VERB

exist

arise, come, occur, offer

A great job opportunity arose when my neighbor told me about the opening at her company.

PREP

~ for

The new community center provides great opportunities for young people to learn different skills.

PHRASES

at the earliest/first (possible) opportunity, at every (available) opportunity, equality of opportunity, the opportunity of a lifetime, a window of opportunity

She decided to apply for the job at the earliest possible opportunity.

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