Definitions for optɒpt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
optɒpt(v.i.)
to make a choice; choose:
Voters opted for conservative candidates.
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
to opt out of the urban congestion.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Verb Phrase
Origin of opt:
1875–80; < F opter to choose, divide < L optāre to wish for, pray for, choose
opt.
optative.
Category: Grammar
optical.
optician.
optics.
optional.
Princeton's WordNet
choose, prefer, opt(verb)
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"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
opt(verb)ɒpt
to choose sth
I opted for the slightly cheaper bike.; Students can opt to take a year off before starting college.
Wiktionary
opt(Verb)
To choose; to select.
Origin: From opter, from optare “to choose” or "to select"
Translations for opt
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
opt(noun)
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.
- kies,ʼn keuse uitoefenAfrikaans

- يَخْتار، يُفاضِلArabic

- избирамBulgarian

- recuarPortuguese (BR)

- vyhnout se, upustit odCzech

- aussteigenGerman

- bakke udDanish

- αποσύρομαι, κάνω πίσωGreek

- abandonar, dejar de participarSpanish

- loobumaEstonian

- انتخاب کردن؛ ترجیح دادنFarsi

- jättäytyä poisFinnish

- choisir de ne pas participer (à)French

- לִבחוֹר לא לָקַחַת חֶלֶק ב-Hebrew

- चुनना, पसंद करनाHindi

- odustatiCroatian

- „kiszáll” vmibőlHungarian

- mundur, membatalkanIndonesian

- velja, kjósaIcelandic

- ritirarsiItalian

- 手をひくJapanese

- 선택하다Korean

- atsisakyti (daryti, dalyvauti)Lithuanian

- izvairīties; atteiktiesLatvian

- memilih utk tdk menyertaiMalay

- zich terugtrekkenDutch

- trekke segNorwegian

- wycofać sięPolish

- انتخاب کردن؛ ترجیح دادنPersian

- ټاكلPashto

- recuarPortuguese

- a opta pentruRomanian

- уклоняться (от)Russian

- vyhnúť saSlovak

- odločiti seSlovenian

- odlučiti seSerbian

- välja, hoppa avSwedish

- เลือกที่จะไม่ทำThai

- seçmek, tercih etmekTurkish

- 選擇或決定不做某事Chinese (Trad.)

- вибирати; ухилятисяUkrainian

- اختيار کرناUrdu

- chọn lựaVietnamese

- 选择或决定不做某事Chinese (Simp.)

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