opt

opt
opt [ɔpt US a:pt] v
[Date: 1800-1900; : French; Origin: opter, from [i]Latin optare 'to choose']
to choose one thing or do one thing instead of another
opt for
▪ We finally opted for the wood finish.
opt to do sth
▪ Many young people are opting to go on to college.
opt in phr v
to decide to join a group or system
opt in to
▪ Employees have the choice to opt in to the scheme.
opt out phr v
1.) to avoid doing a duty
opt out of
▪ You can't just opt out of all responsibility for the child!
2.) to decide not to be part of a group or system
opt out of
▪ Britain wants to opt out of the new European regulations.
3.) if a school or hospital in Britain opts out, it decides to control the money that it is given by the government, instead of being controlled by local government

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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