I was given the chance vs i was given the opportunity

Both phrases are correct and commonly used in English. They have similar meanings and can be used interchangeably in most contexts.

Last updated: March 24, 2024

I was given the chance

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express that someone had an opportunity to do something or to achieve something.

Examples:

I was given the chance to prove myself.
She was given the chance to lead the project.

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And I was finally given the chance to thank her for it.
I-I was 12, and I can only imagine what they would have done to me, given the chance.
Because I haven't been given the chance to tell them.
Given the chance, a perfectly good father, too.
Given the chance, they would return magic to the kingdom.
I have not been given the chance.
You have been given the chance to tell him again.
He'll squirm his way to freedom given the chance.
Developing countries must be given the chance to develop their own agricultural potential.
I'd kill my lot given the chance.
He can and will kill you given the chance.
And still would be given the chance in a real battle.
Try to outrun that, too, when given the chance.
I would be, given the chance.
Given the chance to unburden themselves... found it.
I believe if given the chance, we can find happiness together.
Everyone's violent given the chance.
Others would have voted 'no' given the chance.
Sarajevo deserves to be given the chance to demonstrate its huge potential.
It is incomprehensible, in this respect, that the Laskar Jihad was given the chance this spring to go to the Moluccas in their thousands, in order to stoke up the conflicts there again.

Alternatives:

I was given the opportunity
I had the chance
I had the opportunity
I was offered the chance
I was provided the chance

i was given the opportunity

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to indicate that someone was provided with a favorable chance to do something or to achieve something.

Examples:

I was given the opportunity to study abroad.
He was given the opportunity to showcase his talent.

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When I was 15, I was given the opportunity to be an accompanist for small concerts in various clubs.
Some time ago, I was given the opportunity to look into this matter more deeply.
But what's important is that because of that letter of recommendation, I was given the opportunity.
Let's say I was given the opportunity to bring some really good press to this hospital.
I remember my own student years when, as a Slovak, I was given the opportunity to study at the architecture faculty of Budapest university.
I was given the opportunity to visit young farmers in five Member States which gave me a better and wider understanding of the practical ways in which young farmers could be helped in the industry.
During my professional life, I was given the opportunity to follow major decisions and developments very closely and to become involved in the preparation of these decisions at an early stage of my career.
Finally, I remember that a day or two before we submitted our recommendation to the Council to go ahead with the signing of the interim agreement, I was given the opportunity to explain the Commission's reasons for doing so to the Committee on Foreign Affairs.
I wasn't given the opportunity to say anything to them.
I wasn't given the opportunity.
I wasn't given the opportunity to say anything to them.
I was never given the opportunity to so much as breaststroke before I was sent to sea and I'm much better for it.
I asked to speak earlier and, despite the fact that I stood up and signalled several times, I was not given the opportunity to speak.
Microsoft was given the opportunity to comment on these complaints.
It forwarded them to Germany, which was given the opportunity to react.
Slovakia was given the opportunity to respond to these comments.
Germany was given the opportunity to respond to them within 1 month.
The Commission forwarded their respective comments to Denmark, which was given the opportunity to react.
Germany was given the opportunity to respond to them within one month.
These were forwarded to France, which was given the opportunity to react.

Alternatives:

I was given the chance
I had the chance
I had the opportunity
I was offered the opportunity
I was provided the opportunity

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I was given the chance vs i was given the opportunity