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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 out

(often foll by: of) to choose not to be involved (in) or part (of)

a. the act of opting out, esp of local-authority administration: opt-outs by hospitals and schools.

b. (as modifier): an opt-out clause.

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Verb

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"

cop out

opt, prefer, choose - 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"

Translations

يَرْفُضُ الْاِشْتِرَاكَ فِي

rozhodnout se k neúčasti

trække sig ud af

aussteigen

αποχωρώ

abandonar dejar de participar excluirse pasar de

jättäytyä pois

choisir de ne pas participer se désengager

povućipovući se

decidere di non partecipare rinunciare

･･･から脱退する

손을 떼다

niet meer meedoen

trekke (seg)

zdecydować inaczej

abandonar optar por não participar

отказываться

dra sig ur

เลือกที่จะไม่เกี่ยวข้องด้วย

çekilmek

không tham gia vào

决定退出

w>opt out

vi → sich anders entscheiden; (of awkward situation also) → abspringen (of bei); (of responsibility, invitation) → ablehnen (→ of +acc); (= give up membership) (also Rad, TV) → austreten (of aus); (of insurance scheme) → kündigen (→ of +acc); (Brit: school, hospital) → aus der Kontrolle der Kommunalverwaltung austreten; he opted out of going to the party → er entschied sich, doch nicht zur Party zu gehen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

opt out

→ يَرْفُضُ الْاِشْتِرَاكَ فِي rozhodnout se k neúčasti trække sig ud af aussteigen αποχωρώ excluirse, pasar de jättäytyä pois se désengager povući se rinunciare ･･･から脱退する 손을 떼다 niet meer meedoen trekke (seg) zdecydować inaczej abandonar, optar por não participar отказываться dra sig ur เลือกที่จะไม่เกี่ยวข้องด้วย çekilmek không tham gia vào 决定退出

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References in periodicals archive ?

Employees are not able to opt out of their rights to a rest break/period, and other case law suggests that employers should actively encourage employees to take breaks.

Working time and record keeping; COMMENT

Workers who opt out could be giving up pensions worth around nine times what they save, Royal London warned.

NHS staff opting out of pensions

Workers who opt out could be giving up pensions worth nine times what they save, Royal London warned.

Worries as workers opt out of NHS pension scheme

The agency wants more state and local emergency public safety authorities to use WEA alerts, and dissuade the public from choosing to opt out and not receive the texts.

NAB, NPR Talk Up FM Chip for Wireless Alerts

Technological solutions that allow someone to opt out on all devices are in the works, as are app-based opt-out solutions, but there are headaches in complying with certain issues."

Innovation in wearable devices could lead to new privacy issues

That, though, doesn't make it right, and not being able to opt out of a televised midweek FA Cup replay against League Two opposition - prices weren't reduced for the tie - has brought the situation to the fore.

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You can reduce the amount of 'unaddressed mail' you receive through the Royal Mail by registering with the Royal Mail's door-to-door 'opt out service.

Having problems with junk mail?

PLANS by the Tory-Lib Dem Coalition Government to opt out of 130 EU police and criminal justice measures will weaken the fight against crime and put the safety of Welsh communities at risk.

Blighted by Euroscepticism; Yousay IN YOUR OPINION..

The group has named 24 November "National Opt Out of the Airport Scanners Day" and is urging anyone who has to fly on that day to opt out of the new scanners.

One-day boycott of airport scanners planned in the US

It had been claimed that by offering Catholic and Muslim schools, among others, an 'opt out' on new national requirements, the Government was watering down conditions.

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LaPorte and others who don't want the print version of the News to opt out. That way the Bar saves the cost of printing and mailing to those opt-outs (and decreases recycling revenues to their cities, not that anyone cares about that).