HOW TO PRONOUNCE
opportunity
/ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/
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Put the main beat on “too.”
The long oo vowel in opportunity carries the main stress. Keep the r-colored syllable before it and the final two vowels light, so the rhythm has a clear center.
5 syllables · Stress on syllable 3
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“The trip was an opportunity to learn.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does opportunity mean?
noun
- A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
- A favorable circumstance or occasion.
- Opportuneness.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɑpɚˈtunəti/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
In the pages of books
See this word in context.
This was a good opportunity to see the country, too, and the more I saw of it, the better I liked it.
Few secrets can escape an investigator, who has opportunity and licence to undertake such a quest, and skill to follow it up.
More book examples (3)
It was the first time she had had an opportunity to observe the whims of the public which singers live by interesting.
She knew that Chauvelin must be lying in wait for her somewhere, ready to seize the first possible opportunity for a tête-à-tête.
There were those who gathered about Carthoris and myself whenever the opportunity presented, while about an equal number held aloof from us.