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opt O0100300 (ŏpt)intr.v. opt·ed, opt·ing, opts To make a choice or decision: opted for early retirement; opted not to go.Phrasal Verb: opt out To choose not to participate in something: "give individual schools the right to opt out of the local educational authority" (Newsweek).
[French opter, from Old French, from Latin optāre.]opt (ɒpt) vb (when: intr, foll by for) to show preference (for) or choose (to do something)[C19: from French opter, from Latin optāre to choose]opt (ɒpt)
v.i. 1. to make a choice; choose: Voters opted for conservative candidates. 2. opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw: to opt out of the urban congestion. [1875–80; < French opter to choose, divide < Latin optāre to wish for, pray for, choose] opt. 1. optative. 2. optical. 3. optician. 4. optics. 5. optional. opt
Past participle: opted
Gerund: opting
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| I opt | | you opt | | he/she/it opts | | we opt | | you opt | | they opt |
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| I opted | | you opted | | he/she/it opted | | we opted | | you opted | | they opted |
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| I am opting | | you are opting | | he/she/it is opting | | we are opting | | you are opting | | they are opting |
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| I have opted | | you have opted | | he/she/it has opted | | we have opted | | you have opted | | they have opted |
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| I was opting | | you were opting | | he/she/it was opting | | we were opting | | you were opting | | they were opting |
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| I had opted | | you had opted | | he/she/it had opted | | we had opted | | you had opted | | they had opted |
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| I will opt | | you will opt | | he/she/it will opt | | we will opt | | you will opt | | they will opt |
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| I will have opted | | you will have opted | | he/she/it will have opted | | we will have opted | | you will have opted | | they will have opted |
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| I will be opting | | you will be opting | | he/she/it will be opting | | we will be opting | | you will be opting | | they will be opting |
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| I have been opting | | you have been opting | | he/she/it has been opting | | we have been opting | | you have been opting | | they have been opting |
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| I will have been opting | | you will have been opting | | he/she/it will have been opting | | we will have been opting | | you will have been opting | | they will have been opting |
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| I had been opting | | you had been opting | | he/she/it had been opting | | we had been opting | | you had been opting | | they had been opting |
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| I would opt | | you would opt | | he/she/it would opt | | we would opt | | you would opt | | they would opt |
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| I would have opted | | you would have opted | | he/she/it would have opted | | we would have opted | | you would have opted | | they would have opted |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | opt - select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"choose, prefercop out, opt out - choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider" |
optverb choose, decide, prefer, select, elect, see fit, make a selection Students can opt to stay in residence.
reject, dismiss, exclude, eliminate, rule out, turn down, preclude, decide againstopt for something or someone choose, pick, select, take, adopt, go for, designate, decide on, single out, espouse, fix on, plump for, settle upon, exercise your discretion in favour of You may wish to opt for one method or the other.opt out withdraw, leave, pull out, drop out, back out, secede, cop out (slang), absent yourself You may opt out of the scheme at any time.optverbTo make a choice from a number of alternatives.Also used with for:choose, cull, elect, pick (out), select, single (out).Translationsopt (opt) : opt out (often with of) to choose or decide not to do something or take part in something. You promised to help us, so you can't opt out (of it) now. 選擇或決定不做某事 选择或决定不做某事optenUK
co-opt (one) into (something)To convince one to take a certain action or position. I think he was beginning to see the benefits of our plan, but we'll never co-opt him into it now that you've insulted him!opt for (something)To choose some option in preference to others. The kids opted for a trip to Disneyland instead of New York City. Personally, I would just opt to stay home. I always opt for first class when I fly overseas.See also: optopt in(to something)To choose to participate or be involved in something. I don't usually opt into guided tours, but I'd heard good things about this one. Any student who wishes to opt in needs to have their permission slips handed in by the end of the week.See also: optopt out (of something)To choose not to participate or be involved in something. I opted out of the guided tour, preferring to explore the city by myself. Students are free to opt out if they do not wish to be a part of the school performance.See also: opt, outopt in favor of (someone or something)To choose some person or thing in preference to someone or something else. The kids opted in favor of a trip to Disneyland instead of New York City. Personally, I would opt in favor of staying home. You had a very strong application and interview, but the company has opted in favor of someone else.See also: favor, of, optco-opt someone into somethingto convince someone of a differing view to adopt one's position or philosophy. They tried to co-opt the students into rioting. There is no point in trying to co-opt them into it. They are too clever.opt for somethingto choose a particular option. I opted for the orange one. I opt for not going out at all.See also: optopt in favor of someone or somethingto choose a particular person; to choose a particular thing. Do you think she will opt in favor of this one or that? We will opt in favor of David.See also: favor, of, optopt in(to something)to choose to join in. She opted into our plans. She opted in almost immediately.See also: optopt out (of something)to choose not to be in something. If you do that, I'm going to have to opt out of the club. Then go ahead and opt out.See also: opt, outopt outChoose not to participate, as in Our school opted out of the state competition. [Slang; mid-1900s] See also: opt, outopt forv. To choose something, especially over some other option: I opted for a king-sized bed when I made my hotel reservation.See also: optopt outv. To choose not to participate in something: When she rented the car, she opted out of the extra insurance. Everyone on my baseball team is going to run in the marathon, but I opted out.See also: opt, outoptenUK
OPT Abbreviation for:
ocular photodynamic therapy
opisthotonos
optic pathway tumour
optician
oral provocation test
outpatient treatmentoptTo select one thing rather than another. OPT
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| OPT➣Options (File Name Extension) | | OPT➣Optional Practical Training | | OPT➣Optional | | OPT➣Office of Pupil Transportation (New York, NY) | | OPT➣Optical | | OPT➣Optimization | | OPT➣Optimized Production Technology | | OPT➣Optimum | | OPT➣Ocean Power Technologies (UK & USA) | | OPT➣Occupied Palestinian Territory | | OPT➣Outpatient Physical Therapy | | OPT➣Orthopedic Physical Therapy (various locations) | | OPT➣Optical Power Transmitted | | OPT➣Overprint (philately) | | OPT➣Office of Purchasing and Travel (various organizations) | | OPT➣Open Packet Telephony | | OPT➣Optimization and Profiling Tool | | OPT➣Outreach Project Tool | | OPT➣Optimize Support File | | OPT➣Opposite Track Path | | OPT➣Option | | OPT➣Output Transformer (electronics) | | OPT➣Opponent-Process Theory (psychology) | | OPT➣Office des Postes et Télécommunications | | OPT➣Office of Pediatric Therapeutics (US FDA) | | OPT➣Outreach Project Tool (groupware software) | | OPT➣Other People's Time | | OPT➣Oceanside Photo and Telescope (Oceanside, CA) | | OPT➣Open Protocol Technology | | OPT➣Office de Promotion du Tourisme Wallonie-Bruxelles (Sint-Gillis, Belgium) | | OPT➣Outdoor Payment Terminal | | OPT➣Ounces Per Tonne (mining) | | OPT➣Orthopantomogram | | OPT➣Operational Planning Team | | OPT➣Open Plug-In Technology | | OPT➣Ocean Pout (FAO species name code ) | | OPT➣Options Pricing Theory (finance) | | OPT➣Oxford Placement Test (language proficiency) | | OPT➣Optional Modification | | OPT➣Oji Paper Ltd. (Japan) | | OPT➣Off-Post Training (US Army) | | OPT➣Office des Postes et Télécommunications de Nouvelle-Calédonie (Office of Mail and Telecommunications, New Caledonia) | | OPT➣Original Point Therapy | | OPT➣Office of Telecommunications Policy | | OPT➣Offshore Pipeline Technology | | OPT➣Operations Planning Team | | OPT➣Overlegorgaan Post En Telecommunicatie (Dutch Consultative Committee Post and Telecommunication of the Ministry of V&W) | | OPT➣Onboard Performance Tool (Boeing) | | OPT➣Organization of Parents and Teachers | | OPT➣Online Poker Tour | | OPT➣Oil Pressure Transmitter | | OPT➣Optoelectronic Physics and Technology (IEEE conference) | | OPT➣Operations Planning Tool | | OPT➣Organic Power Technologies Ltd (Victoria, BC, Canada) | | OPT➣Organizational Planning Technique | | OPT➣Oil Penetration Test | | OPT➣Open-Shell Perturbation Theory | | OPT➣Onstreet Parking & Trees | | OPT➣Order Pool Time (workload) | | OPT➣Officer Physical Training | | OPT➣Options Power Trader (newsletter) |
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Synonyms for optverb chooseSynonyms- choose
- decide
- prefer
- select
- elect
- see fit
- make a selection
Antonyms- reject
- dismiss
- exclude
- eliminate
- rule out
- turn down
- preclude
- decide against
phrase opt for something or someoneSynonyms- choose
- pick
- select
- take
- adopt
- go for
- designate
- decide on
- single out
- espouse
- fix on
- plump for
- settle upon
- exercise your discretion in favour of
phrase opt outSynonyms- withdraw
- leave
- pull out
- drop out
- back out
- secede
- cop out
- absent yourself
Synonyms for optverb to make a choice from a number of alternativesSynonyms- choose
- cull
- elect
- pick
- select
- single
Synonyms for optverb select as an alternative over anotherSynonymsRelated Words |