opt
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French opter, from Latin optare “to choose” or "to select".
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
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.
- 1872 November 12, “Strasburg Germanised”, in Daily News[1], London, page 5:
- .... ardent anti-Germans who had 'opted' for France
- 2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC[2]:
- 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 termsEdit
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
to choose
|
AnagramsEdit
Old NorseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Germanic *ufta, *uftō.
AdverbEdit
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
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “opt”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
RomanianEdit
80 | ||
← 7 | 8 | 9 → |
---|---|---|
Cardinal: opt Ordinal: optulea Multiplier: octuplu Fractional: optime |
EtymologyEdit
From Latin octō, from Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw.
PronunciationEdit
NumeralEdit
opt