to opt
218
3.2
- verb
- /ɑpt/
:
optar
- Those who could had fled the city, those who couldn't opted to stay indoors.
- opt to use
- opt to take
- opt instead
And he ends up opting clearly for the path of of being.
- And he ends up opting clearly for the path of of being.
- And then that's when I opted to go do it again.
- I'm telling you there were some Dallas, big Dallas, but I've opted not to do that.
- Had to say goodbye to what I had and, and, and opted for change.
- To promote healthy food seeking, many people opt to supplement with capsule form probiotics.
- And so do we need to opt in?
- In other words, these models that somehow say you could opt in to to privacy or not.
- Under the pretense that it is a free choice to opt for the uncomfortable economy class.
- So she opted to forgive him and be reconciled.
- And so opt more for for complex carbs.
- So it's about, yes, you know, to the extent that you can or should like opt out to protect yourself.
- It might mean keeping your data and communication safe by opting to privacy centric tools.
- And then unsubscribe screen pops up and usually you just click opt to opt out.
Examples
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Chin suggested a solution: change the settlement from opt out to opt in.
Academic text (2011) -
Few people, when given the option, would opt to drive the old model without safety additions.
Academic text (2011) -
This is different from before because employees had to opt into the plans.
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I am making a decision right now, I opt out.
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Every five years, if it ain't working, you opt out and move on to something better.
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Eventually, many communities and some regions opt for alternative lifestyles and economic practices.
Academic text (1999) -
The tendency is for them to opt for courses in Arts, Liberal Arts, and the Social Sciences.
Academic text (2008) -
So she opted to forgive him and be reconciled.
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The president has opted to lift the quarantine by executive decree.
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Many tourists, myself included, opt to stay at one of the all-inclusive resorts lining the coast.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Pick one thing or person from a group
∞
1.0
To make a choice after thinking about the options
∞
1.0
To choose carefully from a group
∞
1.0
Choose something from several options
∞
1.3
To like or want one thing more than another
823
2.5
To choose someone or something from a group
181
1.1
To choose one thing from several options
102
3.2
Decide after thinking about the choices
63
3.5
Choose one thing from several available
19
3.6
Choose any one you want from the options
12
3.0
To choose one thing instead of another because you like it more
1
7.3
Choose someone or something after thinking about other options
Antonyms
Phrasal Verbs
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word opt comes from the Latin verb optare, which means 'to choose', and it shares the same root as option. So to opt for something is to 'choose' it from different possibilities.