opt out
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opt
(ŏpt)intr.v. opt·ed, opt·ing, opts
Phrasal Verb: To make a choice or decision: opted for early retirement; opted not to go.
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
vb
(often foll by: of) to choose not to be involved (in) or part (of)
n
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 | 1. | 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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Translations
rozhodnout se k neúčasti
trække sig ud af
jättäytyä pois
povućipovući se
・・・から脱退する
손을 떼다
dra sig ur
เลือกที่จะไม่เกี่ยวข้องด้วย
không tham gia vào
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009