opt
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English
Etymology
From French opter, from Latin optare “to choose” or "to select".
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒpt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑpt/
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- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ɔpt/
- Rhymes: -ɒpt
Verb
opt (third-person singular simple present opts, present participle opting, simple past and past participle opted)
- (intransitive) To choose; select.
- He opted not to go.
- She opted for the salad rather than the steak.
- They opted against taking the train, preferring the bus.
- 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.
- 2023 February 22, Stephen Roberts, “Reading... between the lines... to Wales”, in RAIL, number 977, page 59:
- Chepstow is good for excursions, and Bradshaw tells me I can get a fly to Tintern Abbey, although the fare structure seems particularly complicated. Alternatively, I could go for a simpler choice and just opt for "single horse, 1s", although I doubt I'd survive to tell the tale.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
to choose
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Anagrams
Old Norse
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō.
Adverb
opt (comparative optarr, superlative optast)
- often
- Hávamál, verse 135
- […] at hárum þul / hlæ þú aldregi,
oft er gótt, / þat er gamlir kveða; […]- at a grey-haired sage / never laugh,
often is good, / that which the old tell;
- at a grey-haired sage / never laugh,
- Hávamál, verse 135
Descendants
References
- “opt”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Romanian
| 80 | ||
| ← 7 | 8 | 9 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: opt Ordinal: optulea Multiplier: octuplu Fractional: optime | ||
Etymology
Inherited from Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
Pronunciation
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