"opportune" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-opportune.wav Forms: more opportune [comparative], most opportune [superlative]
Etymology: From Old French opportun, from Latin opportunus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*per- (fare)}}, {{der|en|fro|opportun}} Old French opportun, {{der|en|la|opportunus}} Latin opportunus Head templates: {{en-adj}} opportune (comparative more opportune, superlative most opportune)
  1. Suitable for some particular purpose. Synonyms (suitable): appropriate Translations (suitable): подходящ (podhodjašt) (Bulgarian), oportú (Catalan), passende (Danish), opportun (Danish), passend (Dutch), geschikt (Dutch), konvena (Esperanto), oportuna (Esperanto), geeignet (German), passend (German), időszerű (Hungarian), heppilegur (Icelandic), opportuno (Italian), adatto (Italian), appropriato (Italian), 適切 (tekisetsu) (alt: てきせつ) (Japanese), adequado [masculine] (Portuguese), apropriado [masculine] (Portuguese), conveniente [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), oportun [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), potrivit [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), adecvat [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), подходящий (podxodjaščij) (Russian), oportuno (Spanish), apropiado (Spanish), lämplig (Swedish), uygun (Turkish), доре́чний (doréčnyj) (Ukrainian), підходя́щий (pidxodjáščyj) (Ukrainian), pötik (Volapük)
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  2. At a convenient or advantageous time. Synonyms (convenient time): seasonable Translations (at a convenient time): εὔκαιρος (eúkairos) (Ancient Greek), навременен (navremenen) (Bulgarian), oportú (Catalan), belejlig (Danish), opportun (Danish), gelegen (Dutch), gunstig (Dutch), ĝusttempa (Esperanto), opportun (French), günstig (German), gelegen (German), ócáideach (Irish), tráthúil (Irish), opportuno (Italian), giusto (Italian), appropriato (Italian), opportūnus (Latin), traaoil (Manx), oportuno [masculine] (Portuguese), своевременный (svojevremennyj) (Russian), läglig (Swedish), своєча́сний (svoječásnyj) (Ukrainian), koveniälik (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-opportune-en-adj-l5Oc-laI Disambiguation of 'convenient time': 1 99 Disambiguation of 'at a convenient time': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: proper, suitable, timesome, timely Related terms: opportunity, opportuneness
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      "word": "suitable"
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      "sense": "suitable",
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      "sense": "suitable",
      "word": "oportuna"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "suitable",
      "word": "geeignet"
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    {
      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "suitable",
      "word": "adatto"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
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      "alt": "てきせつ",
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      "word": "adequado"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "suitable",
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "suitable",
      "word": "uygun"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "doréčnyj",
      "sense": "suitable",
      "word": "доре́чний"
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      "sense": "suitable",
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      "word": "навременен"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "belejlig"
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      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "opportun"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "gelegen"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "gunstig"
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    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "ĝusttempa"
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    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "opportun"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "günstig"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "gelegen"
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      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "eúkairos",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "εὔκαιρος"
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      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "ócáideach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "tráthúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "opportuno"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "giusto"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "appropriato"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "opportūnus"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "traaoil"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "oportuno"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "svojevremennyj",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "своевременный"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "läglig"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "svoječásnyj",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "своєча́сний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "at a convenient time",
      "word": "koveniälik"
    }
  ],
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}

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