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opt
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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).

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

opt
Verb
to show preference (for) or choose (to do something) [Latin optare to choose]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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"
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 << OPPOSITE reject
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
Translations
opt [ɔpt] vi to opt for → optar por;
to opt to do → optar por hacer;
to opt out (of NHS etc) → salirse

opt [ɔpt] vi to opt for → opter pour;
to opt to do → choisir de faire
opt out vi [school, hospital] → devenir autonome; [health service] → devenir privé(e);
to opt out of → choisir de ne pas participer à or de ne pas faire

opt [ɔpt] vi to opt for → sich entscheiden für;
to opt to do sth → sich entscheiden, etw zu tun
opt out (of) opt vi (= not participate) → sich nicht beteiligen (an +dat);
(of insurance scheme etc) → kündigen;
to opt out (of local authority control) (Pol) [hospital, school] → aus der Kontrolle der Gemeindeverwaltung austreten

opt [ɔpt] vi to opt for → optare per;
to opt to do → scegliere di fare;
to opt out of (BRIT) (of NHS) → scegliere di non far più parte di;
(of agreement, arrangement) → scegliere di non partecipare a

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 laistaa ne pas choisir de participer (à) לִבחוֹר לא לָקַחַת חֶלֶק ב- चुनना, पसंद करना odustati „kiszáll” vmiből mundur, membatalkan velja, kjósa ritirarsi 手をひく 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


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