opt
[ opt ]
/ ɒpt /
verb (used without object)
to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
Verb Phrases
opt out,
to decide to leave or withdraw: to opt out of the urban rat race and move to the countryside.
Origin of opt
1875–80; < French
opter to choose, divide < Latin
optāre to wish for, desire, pray for, choose, select
OTHER WORDS FROM opt
un·opt·ed, adjectiveWords nearby opt
opsonin,
opsonization,
opsonize,
opsonocytophagic,
opsonometry,
opt,
opt in,
opt out,
opt-,
opt.,
optative
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British Dictionary definitions for opt
opt
/ (ɒpt) /
verb
Word Origin for opt
C19: from French
opter, from Latin
optāre to choose