"opt" meaning in English

See opt in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɒpt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɑpt/ [General-American], /ɔpt/ [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-opt.ogg Forms: opts [present, singular, third-person], opting [participle, present], opted [participle, past], opted [past]
Rhymes: -ɒpt Etymology: From French opter, from Latin optare “to choose” or "to select". Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-verb}} opt (third-person singular simple present opts, present participle opting, simple past and past participle opted)
  1. (intransitive) To choose; select. Wikipedia link: opt Tags: intransitive Derived forms: opt in, opt-in, opt out, opt-out, co-opt Related terms: option, optional Translations (to choose): избирам (izbiram) (Bulgarian), спирам се на (spiram se na) (Bulgarian), optar (Catalan), elekti (Esperanto), päättää (Finnish), valita (Finnish), opter (French), optieren (German), wählen (German), sich entscheiden (German), optare (Italian), optō (Latin), optar (Portuguese), opta (Romanian), реша́ть (rešátʹ) (Russian), выбира́ть (vybirátʹ) (Russian), optar (Spanish), välja (Swedish)

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