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- [opt]
- /ɒpt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [opt]
- /ɒpt/
Definitions of opt word
- verb without object opt to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for). 1
- noun opt Make a choice from a range of possibilities. 1
- verbal expression opt choose to do 1
- intransitive verb opt choose, select 1
- verb opt If you opt for something, or opt to do something, you choose it or decide to do it in preference to anything else. 0
- verb opt to show preference (for) or choose (to do something) 0
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Origin of opt
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80; < French opter to choose, divide < Latin optāre to wish for, desire, pray for, choose, select
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Parts of speech for Opt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
opt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
opt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for opt
verb opt
- choose — If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
- elect — Choose (someone) to hold public office or some other position by voting.
- select — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- pick — to cast (a shuttle).
- go for — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
Antonyms for opt
verb opt
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- refuse — to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
- reject — to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job.
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