English Explanatory Dictionary

opt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To choose; select.
name
  1. Abbreviation of Old Portuguese.
name
  1. Initialism of occupied Palestinian territories.
name
  1. Alternative letter-case form of oPt.
  2. Initialism of Optional Practical Training.

Pronunciation

/ɒpt/ /ɑpt/ en-us-opt.ogg /ɔpt/

Word forms

opt opts opting opted

Etymology

First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select”). Doublet of optate.

Related words

adopt co-opt optant optate optation optative option optional

Derived words

opt in opt-in opt out opt-out
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