How to pronounce“optional”in English
All Video Occurrences for “optional” (50)
Click any clip to jumpListen to native speakers pronounce “optional” in real conversational contexts with synchronized timestamps and subtitles.
Definitions of “optional”
Not compulsory; left to personal choice; elective.
“On that beach clothing is entirely optional.”
Something that is not compulsory, especially part of an academic course.
In various programming languages, a kind of variable that is assigned a specific data type but may or may not hold an actual value.
“In functional languages, there is a data type called the option type, also called the maybe type. Its purpose is to encapsulate a value, which is returned from a function. […] In Java 8, the Optional class has been added to serve as an option type.”
Explore Similar Words
Looking for pronunciations related to ‘optional’? Explore native video clips for similar terms and variations:
Synonyms:
Explore words and phrases with similar meaning to 'optional':