opt

opt  (pt)

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 Slang

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

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

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opt [ɒpt]

vb

(when intr, foll by for) to show preference (for) or choose (to do something) See also opt out

[from French opter, from Latin optāre to choose]

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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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.

Translations

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

vi

[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

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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

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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

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opt [opt]

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. kies, ʼn keuse uitoefen يَخْتار، يُفاضِل избирам vyhnout se, upustit od bakke ud aussteigen αποσύρομαι, κάνω πίσω abandonar, dejar de participar loobuma انتخاب کردن؛ ترجیح دادن jättäytyä pois choisir de ne pas participer (à) לִבחוֹר לא לָקַחַת חֶלֶק ב- चुनना, पसंद करना odustati „kiszáll” vmiből mundur, membatalkan velja, kjósa ritirarsi 手をひく 선택하다 atsisakyti (daryti, dalyvauti) izvairīties; atteikties memilih utk tdk menyertai zich terugtrekken trekke seg wycofać się recuar a opta pentru уклоняться (от) vyhnúť sa odločiti se odlučiti se välja, hoppa av เลือก seçmek, tercih etmek 選擇或決定不做某事 вибирати; ухилятися اختيار کرنا chọn lựa 选择或决定不做某事