opt
/ɒpt
/verb [no object]
Make a choice from a range of possibilities: consumers will opt for low-priced goods [with infinitive]: pupils opting to continue with physics...
- It also means exercising regularly and opting for active living choices rather than the lazy ones.
- Parents opting for single-sex schools take other factors into account, though.
- Fewer students than ever are opting to study maths at a higher level.
Synonyms
choose, select, pick, pick out, decide on, go for, settle on, plump for/on, single out, take, fix on;
British pitch on
Phrasal verbs
opt in
opt out
Origin
Late 19th century: from French opter, from Latin optare 'choose, wish'.