opt (redirected from opting)

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

Verb

to show preference (for) or choose (to do something) [Latin optare 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 << 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

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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

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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

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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