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opt

(ŏpt)

intr.v. opt·ed, opt·ing, opts

To make a choice or decision: opted for early retirement; opted not to go.

Phrasal Verb:

opt out

To choose not to participate in something: "give individual schools the right to opt out of the local educational authority" (Newsweek).

[French opter, from Old French, from Latin optāre.]

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opt

(ɒpt)

(when: intr, foll by for) to show preference (for) or choose (to do something)

[C19: from French opter, from Latin optāre to choose]

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opt

(ɒpt)

v.i.

1. to make a choice; choose: Voters opted for conservative candidates.

2. opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw: to opt out of the urban congestion.

[1875–80; < French opter to choose, divide < Latin optāre to wish for, pray for, choose]

opt.

1. optative.

2. optical.

3. optician.

4. optics.

5. optional.

opt

Past participle: opted
Gerund: opting

Imperative
opt
opt

Present
I opt
you opt
he/she/it opts
we opt
you opt
they opt

Preterite
I opted
you opted
he/she/it opted
we opted
you opted
they opted

Present Continuous
I am opting
you are opting
he/she/it is opting
we are opting
you are opting
they are opting

Present Perfect
I have opted
you have opted
he/she/it has opted
we have opted
you have opted
they have opted

Past Continuous
I was opting
you were opting
he/she/it was opting
we were opting
you were opting
they were opting

Past Perfect
I had opted
you had opted
he/she/it had opted
we had opted
you had opted
they had opted

Future
I will opt
you will opt
he/she/it will opt
we will opt
you will opt
they will opt

Future Perfect
I will have opted
you will have opted
he/she/it will have opted
we will have opted
you will have opted
they will have opted

Future Continuous
I will be opting
you will be opting
he/she/it will be opting
we will be opting
you will be opting
they will be opting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been opting
you have been opting
he/she/it has been opting
we have been opting
you have been opting
they have been opting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been opting
you will have been opting
he/she/it will have been opting
we will have been opting
you will have been opting
they will have been opting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been opting
you had been opting
he/she/it had been opting
we had been opting
you had been opting
they had been opting

Conditional
I would opt
you would opt
he/she/it would opt
we would opt
you would opt
they would opt

Past Conditional
I would have opted
you would have opted
he/she/it would have opted
we would have opted
you would have opted
they would have opted

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Verb

opt - 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"

choose, prefer

cop out, opt out - choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"

opt

verb choose, decide, prefer, select, elect, see fit, make a selection Students can opt to stay in residence.
reject, dismiss, exclude, eliminate, rule out, turn down, preclude, decide against

opt for something or someone choose, pick, select, take, adopt, go for, designate, decide on, single out, espouse, fix on, plump for, settle upon, exercise your discretion in favour of You may wish to opt for one method or the other.

opt out withdraw, leave, pull out, drop out, back out, secede, cop out (slang), absent yourself You may opt out of the scheme at any time.

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opt

verb

To make a choice from a number of alternatives.Also used with for:

choose, cull, elect, pick (out), select, single (out).

Translations

يَخْتار، يُفاضِل

bakke ud

aussteigen

designar escoger optar

choisir désigner opter

velja, kjósa

optare

atteiktiesizvairīties

optar

seçmek tercih etmek

选择或决定不做某事

opt

[ɒpt] VI to opt for sth → optar por algo
to opt to do sth → optar por hacer algo

opt out VI + ADV

1. (= decide against) to opt out of doing sth → optar por no hacer algo
I think I'll opt out of going → creo que optaré por no ir

2. (= withdraw) → retractarse

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opt

[ˈɒpt] vi
to opt for sth → opter pour qch
to opt to do sth → choisir de faire qch

opt in

vi (= join) → s'engager
They can't opt out, because they never opted in → Ils ne peuvent pas se retirer puisqu'ils ne se sont jamais engagés.

opt into

vt fus (= join) → choisir de participer à

opt out

[school, hospital] → se déconventionner
to opt out of sth [+ arrangement] → se désengager de qch
the latest hospital to opt out of local-authority control → le dernier hôpital à se déconventionner

[person] to opt out of an activity → se retirer d'une activité

opt

vi to opt for something → sich für etw entscheiden; to opt to do something → sich entscheiden, etw zu tun; to opt to join the single currency → seine Option wahrnehmen, der Währungsunion beizutreten

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opt

[ɒpt] vi to opt for → optare per
to opt to do → scegliere di fare, optare per fare

opt out (of) vi + adv (+ prep)

a. (of agreement, arrangement) → scegliere di non partecipare a
I think I'll opt out of going → penso che non ci andrò
we went to the match, but Fred opted out → noi siamo andati alla partita ma Fred non è venuto

b. (Brit) (of NHS) → scegliere di non far più parte di

opt

(opt) : opt out (often with of)

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.

References in periodicals archive ?

An opt-out class action would automatically include all Scottish-based claimants in the designated class who had not actively opted out of proceedings and would also allow claimants from other jurisdictions to opt in.

Take steps now to prepare for the data breaches storm - Gareme MacLeod

Lynk access to the OPT since his appointment in 2016, in a clear attempt to frustrate and impede his role as mandated by the UN Human Rights Council to "investigate Israel's violations of the principles and bases of international law" in the OPT.

PHROC Condemns Israel's Denial of Entry to UN Special Rapporteur, Mr. Michael Lynk

When people opt out they also give up large employer contributions into their pension pot.

NHS staff opting out of pensions

It said a recent Freedom of Information request by the Health Service Journal found nearly a quarter of a million (245,561) NHS staff had opted out of the NHS pension scheme in the past three years.

Worries as workers opt out of NHS pension scheme

Ultimately, the school accommodated my son, both that year and the next, along with others who decided to opt out.

The opt-out movement and the power of parents: After years of writing and speaking about standardized testing, a veteran educator finds a new way to influence policy

Debating the motion on April 6, MP for Boteti West, Mr Slumber Tsogwane said it was unnecessary to bring such a motion before Parliament, saying it was up to the financially able pensioners to opt out if they felt they did not need it.

MPs react differently to Old Age pension motion

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Korean banks are to offer more benefits to customers who do not opt for paper passbooks.

Korean banks to offer benefits to customers who do not opt for bankbooks

(If you are opting out for the very first time, you do have 90 days to change your mind and opt back in.) And you must create a physician-patient agreement covering your treatment and billing guidelines, and make sure all of your Medicare / Medicaid patients sign it.

Should you continue to participate in Medicare?

Whether or not to opt out will depend upon your unique circumstances, as well as the size and composition of your practice.

Should you continue to participate in Medicare?

Of 34 patients, from varied backgrounds, polled at a public teaching hospital in New York about their understanding of, beliefs about and reaction to opt-out testing in the ED, [27] some lack of understanding of the option to opt out was found, but they were generally in favour, citing the potential health benefits as the main reason to support the opt-out process.

HIV, trauma and the emergency departments: the CDC opt-out approach should be adopted in South Africa

The Committee also considered making Rule 23(b)(3) classes subject to class-member opt in, much like the rule's 1938 predecessor did with the spurious class.