Meaning

1 senses

  1. To choose; select.

    He opted not to go.

    She opted for the salad rather than the steak.

    optieren, wählen, sich entscheiden

    реша́тьrešátʹ, выбира́тьvybirátʹ

    select as an alternative over another

Examples

28 sentences

  1. You can opt out if you like.

    Ви можете відмовитись, якщо хочете.

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  2. Tom opted for early retirement.

    deTom entschied sich für einen frühen Ruhestand.

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  3. Algeria opted for a different policy.

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  4. Algeria opted for a different thing.

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  5. Ziri opted to avoid the woods.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to choose:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to choose:

Origin

First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select

First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select”). Doublet of optate.

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Forms

opts, opting, opted, opted
Base formopt · to opt
3rd person singularopts
Present participleopting
Past simpleopted
Past participleopted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyopt
he, she, itopts

Past simpleLesson

all personsopted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave opted
he, she, ithas opted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill opt

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words
RelatedadoptB1optionB1optionalB2co-optoptantoptateoptationoptative
Derivedopt inopt-inopt outopt-out

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
oppressB1oppressionB1oppressiveoppressoropticoptical
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