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الإنجليزية

elective

gb/ɪlˈɛktɪv/ us/ɪlˈɛktɪv/
B2 الإنجليزية
المعاني
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adjective B2 property
1

optional; chosen, not required

You can choose it, but you don’t have to.

نمط الاستخدام: elective [class/course/subject/module]
خطأ شائع:
Don’t confuse elective with electric.
المرادفات
optional (Most common everyday synonym.) | noncompulsory (More formal and less common.)
الأضداد
required (Must be taken or done.) | compulsory (Required by rules or law.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
elective course |elective class |elective subject |elective module |elective requirement |elective unit |elective credits |an elective option
الموضوعات
education |daily_life
أمثلة
  • Students must take math, but art is elective.
  • The program offers several elective workshops in the spring.
  • I chose an elective language class to improve my resume.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • History is elective at my school.
  • I picked an elective class.
اسم B2 entity
2

an optional class or subject

A class you can choose to take.

نمط الاستخدام: take/choose an elective
خطأ شائع:
As a noun, elective usually means a class; it does not mean ‘election’ itself.
المرادفات
optional course (Clearer but longer; same meaning.)
الأضداد
required course (A course that must be taken.) | core class (Part of the main required program.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
take an elective |choose an elective |an elective in photography |a science elective |a humanities elective |popular electives |offer electives
الموضوعات
education
أمثلة
  • I’m taking an elective in digital marketing this semester.
  • The school added new electives to attract more students.
  • As an elective, you can choose music, drama, or coding.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • My elective is cooking.
  • She chose an elective.
adjective formal C1 property
3

chosen by voting in an election

Chosen by voters.

نمط الاستخدام: elective [office/position/body]
خطأ شائع:
Elective (chosen by election) is different from elected (already chosen).
المرادفات
elected (Describes the person after they have been chosen.)
الأضداد
appointed (Chosen by someone in authority, not by voters.) | hereditary (Passed through family lineage, not chosen by election.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
elective office |elective position |elective post |elective body |elective system |elective representative
الموضوعات
government |politics
أمثلة
  • The mayor’s job is an elective office.
  • In some organizations, board members hold elective positions.
  • They argued that the role should be elective, not appointed.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • It is an elective office.
  • The leader is elective, not appointed.
adjective technical C1 property
4

planned; not an emergency (medical)

Planned medical care that is not urgent.

نمط الاستخدام: elective [surgery/procedure/treatment]
خطأ شائع:
Elective does not necessarily mean ‘unnecessary’; it often means ‘not urgent’.
المرادفات
nonurgent (Highlights lack of urgency.) | scheduled (Emphasizes that it is planned for a date.)
الأضداد
emergency (Needed immediately in a critical situation.) | urgent (Needs quick attention.)
المتلازمات اللفظية
elective surgery |elective procedure |elective operation |elective treatment |elective admission |cancel elective procedures
الموضوعات
health |medicine
أمثلة
  • The hospital postponed elective procedures during the outbreak.
  • Her doctor recommended elective surgery later in the year.
  • Elective treatments are typically scheduled weeks in advance.
أمثلة للمتعلّمين
  • My surgery was elective.
  • Elective procedures can be scheduled.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
elective
IPA
GB/ɪlˈɛktɪv/
US/ɪlˈɛktɪv/
المقاطع والنبر
elect - ive (٢ مقاطع)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ive)
تصريفات الكلمة
Adjective
  • Base: elective
Noun
  • Base: elective
  • Plural: electives
عائلة الكلمة
Forms
electives noun
Core family
elect verb B1 election noun A2
Related words
electoral adjective C1 elector noun re-elect verb re-election noun
Negative and opposite forms
non-elective adjective unelected adjective
Advanced or less common
electorate noun C1 electable adjective electability noun electively adverb
التعبيرات

elective course

1
/ɪlˈɛktɪv kˈɔɹs/
fixed phrase

optional class at school

A class you can choose.

أمثلة
  • I chose an elective course in graphic design.
  • Elective courses let you explore different interests.
  • She filled her schedule with elective courses.

elective credits

1
/ɪlˈɛktɪv kɹˈɛdɪts/
fixed phrase

credits from optional classes

Study points from classes you choose.

أمثلة
  • You need twelve elective credits to graduate.
  • She earned elective credits by taking summer classes.
  • The program allows elective credits from other departments.

elective office

1
/ɪlˈɛktɪv ˈɔfɪs/
fixed phrase formal

position filled by election

A job you get by voting.

أمثلة
  • She decided to run for elective office in her city.
  • Ethics rules apply to many people who hold elective office.
  • He served in elective office for two terms.

elective surgery

1
/ɪlˈɛktɪv sˈɚd͡ʒɚi/
fixed phrase technical

planned non-emergency surgery

A planned operation that is not urgent.

أمثلة
  • He decided to postpone elective surgery until after the summer.
  • Many hospitals reduced elective surgery to free up beds.
  • Elective surgery is usually arranged weeks or months ahead.
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