English

Verb

opt ‎(third-person singular simple present opts, present participle opting, simple past and past participle opted)

1. (intransitive) To choose; to select.

   He opted not to go.

   She opted for the salad rather than the steak.

   • 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC:

     The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.

Derived terms

• opt in
• opt out
• co-opt

Related terms

• option
• optional

Translations

Anagrams

• OTP, pot, PTO, top, TPO

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.

Numeral

opt

1. (cardinal) eight

Derived terms

• optzeci
• optime