opportunely

English

WOTD – 10 March 2010

Etymology

opportune +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒp.ə.tjuːn.li/, /ˈɒp.ə.tʃuːn.li/, /ˌɒp.əˈtjuːn.li/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑ.pɚˈtun.li/, /ˌɑ.pɚˈtjun.li/

Adverb

opportunely (comparative more opportunely, superlative most opportunely)

1. In a manner suitable for some particular purpose.
2. In a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time.

Related terms

• opportune

Translations

in a manner suitable for some particular purpose

• Finnish: sopivasti (fi), sattuvasti (fi)
• Hungarian: jókor (hu)
• Russian: благоприя́тно (ru) (blagoprijátno), уме́стно (ru) (uméstno), с учётом сложившихся обстоятельств (s učótom složivšixsja obstojatelʹstv)

in a manner convenient or advantageous at some particular time

• Finnish: sopivasti (fi), sattuvasti (fi)
• German: rechtzeitig (de)
• Gothic: 𐌿𐌷𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍉 (uhteigō)
• Hungarian: idejében (hu), idejekorán (hu)
• Russian: своевре́менно (ru) (svojevrémenno), заблаговре́менно (ru) (zablagovrémenno)
• Spanish: tempestivamente
• Ukrainian: своєча́сно (svoječásno)