Definitions
select as an alternative over another
Word origin
First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select”). Doublet of optate.
Used in a sentence
“He opted not to go.”
“She opted for the salad rather than the steak.”
“They opted against taking the train, preferring the bus.”
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