elective
gb/ɪlˈɛktɪv/ us/ɪlˈɛktɪv/
B2
İngilizce
Anlamlar
0 anlam
adjective
B2
property
1
optional; chosen, not required
You can choose it, but you don’t have to.
Kullanım kalıbı:
elective [class/course/subject/module]
Sık yapılan hata:
Don’t confuse elective with electric.
Eş anlamlılar
optional (Most common everyday synonym.)
|
noncompulsory (More formal and less common.)
Zıt anlamlılar
required (Must be taken or done.)
|
compulsory (Required by rules or law.)
Eşdizimler
elective course
|elective class
|elective subject
|elective module
|elective requirement
|elective unit
|elective credits
|an elective option
Konular
education
|daily_life
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- History is elective at my school.
- I picked an elective class.
İsim
B2
entity
2
an optional class or subject
A class you can choose to take.
Kullanım kalıbı:
take/choose an elective
Sık yapılan hata:
As a noun, elective usually means a class; it does not mean ‘election’ itself.
Eş anlamlılar
optional course (Clearer but longer; same meaning.)
Zıt anlamlılar
required course (A course that must be taken.)
|
core class (Part of the main required program.)
Eşdizimler
take an elective
|choose an elective
|an elective in photography
|a science elective
|a humanities elective
|popular electives
|offer electives
Konular
education
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- My elective is cooking.
- She chose an elective.
adjective
formal
C1
property
3
chosen by voting in an election
Chosen by voters.
Kullanım kalıbı:
elective [office/position/body]
Sık yapılan hata:
Elective (chosen by election) is different from elected (already chosen).
Eş anlamlılar
elected (Describes the person after they have been chosen.)
Zıt anlamlılar
appointed (Chosen by someone in authority, not by voters.)
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hereditary (Passed through family lineage, not chosen by election.)
Eşdizimler
elective office
|elective position
|elective post
|elective body
|elective system
|elective representative
Konular
government
|politics
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- 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.
Kullanım kalıbı:
elective [surgery/procedure/treatment]
Sık yapılan hata:
Elective does not necessarily mean ‘unnecessary’; it often means ‘not urgent’.
Eş anlamlılar
nonurgent (Highlights lack of urgency.)
|
scheduled (Emphasizes that it is planned for a date.)
Zıt anlamlılar
emergency (Needed immediately in a critical situation.)
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urgent (Needs quick attention.)
Eşdizimler
elective surgery
|elective procedure
|elective operation
|elective treatment
|elective admission
|cancel elective procedures
Konular
health
|medicine
Örnekler
- 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.
Öğrenenler için örnekler
- My surgery was elective.
- Elective procedures can be scheduled.
Dil bilgisi
Sözlük biçimi
elective
IPA
GB/ɪlˈɛktɪv/
US/ɪlˈɛktɪv/
Heceler ve vurgu
elect - ive (2 hece)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ive)
Kelime biçimleri
Adjective
- Base: elective
Noun
- Base: elective
- Plural: electives
Kelime ailesi
Forms
electives
noun
Related words
Negative and opposite forms
non-elective
adjective
unelected
adjective
Advanced or less common
İfadeler
elective course
1/ɪlˈɛktɪv kˈɔɹs/
fixed phrase
optional class at school
A class you can choose.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.
Örnekler
- 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.