adv
Meaning 1
In an optional manner; not mandatorily.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
optionally
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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adverb
Meaning 2
in an optional manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- this rule is applied optionally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: obligatorily
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English option English -al English optional Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English optionally From optional + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Greek: προαιρετικά (proairetiká) — in an optional manner
- Italian: opzionalmente — in an optional manner
- Romanian: opțional — in an optional manner
- Romanian: facultativ — in an optional manner
- Spanish: opcionalmente — in an optional manner
- Swedish: fakultativt — in an optional manner
- Swedish: frivilligt — in an optional manner
- Swedish: valfritt — in an optional manner
Real reading context