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Webster 1913 Edition
Optional
Op′tion-al
,Adj.
Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one’s discretion or choice; allowed but not compulsory;
– as,
optional
studies; it is optional
with you to go or stay. Noun.
See
Elective
, Noun.
If to the former the movement was not
optional
, it was the same that the latter chose when it was optional
. Palfrey.
Original writs are either
optional
or peremptory. Blackstone.
Webster 1828 Edition
Optional
OP'TIONAL
, a.1.
Left to one's wish or choice; depending on choice or preference. It is optional with you to go or stay.2.
Leaving something to choice.Original writs are either optional or peremptory.
Definition 2024
optional
optional
English
Adjective
optional (not comparable)
- Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
- On that beach clothing is entirely optional.
Antonyms
Related terms
Translations
not compulsory
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Noun
optional (plural optionals)
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔptsɪ̯oˈnaːl/
- Hyphenation: op‧ti‧o‧nal
Adjective
optional (not comparable)
Declension
Declension of optional
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist optional | sie ist optional | es ist optional | sie sind optional | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | optionaler | optionale | optionales | optionale |
| genitive | optionalen | optionaler | optionalen | optionaler | |
| dative | optionalem | optionaler | optionalem | optionalen | |
| accusative | optionalen | optionale | optionales | optionale | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der optionale | die optionale | das optionale | die optionalen |
| genitive | des optionalen | der optionalen | des optionalen | der optionalen | |
| dative | dem optionalen | der optionalen | dem optionalen | den optionalen | |
| accusative | den optionalen | die optionale | das optionale | die optionalen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein optionaler | eine optionale | ein optionales | (keine) optionalen |
| genitive | eines optionalen | einer optionalen | eines optionalen | (keiner) optionalen | |
| dative | einem optionalen | einer optionalen | einem optionalen | (keinen) optionalen | |
| accusative | einen optionalen | eine optionale | ein optionales | (keine) optionalen | |