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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 ?

The biggest problem with opting out is that CMS policies and restrictions are mimicked by commercial carriers.

Should you continue to participate in Medicare?

So unless you decide to accept no insurance at all, opting out of Medicare may not resolve the basic issue.

Should you continue to participate in Medicare?

(105) Further, class counsel is motivated to disincentivize class members from opting out because fees are often proportional to the size of the class.

An opt-in option for class actions

The physician should check all contracts, including medical staff bylaws/ policies, to ensure there are no obstacles to opting out of Medicare.

Opting out of Medicare

The publicity makes much of the idea of "opting", whether in or out.

Huge deceit in organ 'donation' scandal

In many states, education departments remain silent on how districts should handle parent requests for opting students out of PARCC or Smarter Balanced testing, according to the report "Assessment Opt-Out Policies: State responses to parent pushback." Some states allow families to opt out for specific religious or disability reasons, while others mandate assessments but have no consequences in place for students who do not participate, the report found.

State laws unclear when families opt out of tests

If you ask us, Eugene School District teachers and counselors, about opting out of the Smarter Balanced test, the new yearly assessment of educational progress, we must refer you to our administrators, who might refer you to the superintendent's office.

New testing program raises ethical questions

The Center for Digital Democracy reportedly has stated opting out should be the default that users should have to choose to opt in.

Verizon yields to pressure

stock exchanges adhere to those exchanges' corporate governance rules, in Opting Out of Good Governance, (NBER Working Paper No.

Corporate governance and cross-listed firms

The number of uninsured residents in each state is predicted to remain much higher in those states that are opting out of Medicaid expansion.

States gambling with lives by not expanding Medicaid, analysts say

Whether or not it's the beginning of a trend, Texas is seeing a continuing growth in the number of employers opting out, most recently adding Walmart to the list.

Workers' compensation opt-out

Always include incentives to make 'opting in' beneficial to your prospective customer.