opt
[ opt ]
/ ɒpt /
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verb (used without object)
to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for).
Verb Phrases
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw: to opt out of the urban rat race and move to the countryside.
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Origin of opt
1875–80; <French opter to choose, divide <Latin optāre to wish for, desire, pray for, choose, select
OTHER WORDS FROM opt
un·opt·ed, adjectiveDefinition for opt (2 of 2)
opt.
abbreviation
optative.
optical.
optician.
optics.
optional.
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British Dictionary definitions for opt
opt
/ (ɒpt) /
verb
Word Origin for opt
C19: from French opter, from Latin optāre to choose
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Medical definitions for opt
opt-
pref.
Variant ofopto-
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