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Definition of optionally in English:

optionally

Pronunciation /ˈäpSH(ə)n(ə)lē/ /ˈɑpʃ(ə)n(ə)li/

adverb

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‘Users can optionally add extra keywords, or tags, to messages.’
  • ‘If these effects are not judged to be sufficiently powerful, then the player may optionally move on to Emergency Stage Two.’
  • ‘The unused pieces of polenta can be cut in cubes, optionally sautéed, and simply added to a stew, a stir-fry or a soup.’
  • ‘They could also optionally list the high school (and college if they are graduate students) that they attended, as well as their phone number, hometown, homepage and picture.’
  • ‘When you press the button corresponding to a particular configuration, it not only loads the configuration, it can also optionally launch the application!’