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opt (äpt)

intransitive verb

to make a choice: often with for

Etymology: Fr opter < L optare: see option

opt Idioms

opt out (of)

to choose not to be in or continue with (some activity, organization, etc.)
opt2 definition

opt

  1. optical
  2. optician
  3. optics
  4. optional

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

opt Usage Examples

Object

  • out: Simon Williams said: âThe new rules are welcome but we mustn't have any opt outs.

Preposition: for

  • latter: We saw how Roloff compared the theology of Acts with that of Jesus and Paul and opted for the latter.

Infinitive complement

  • stay: Bruce had targeted Everton's David Weir, but he has opted to stay at Everton.

Modifying Another Word

  • instead: Consequently, many builders opt instead to let their new spaces float free of the main structure.
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