~ (for / against sth) to choose to take or not to take a particular course of action:
[V] After graduating she opted for a career in music. * After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike. * [Vtoinf] Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.
PHRASALVERBS
opt in (to sth) to choose to be part of a system or an agreement
opt out (of sth)
1 to choose not to take part in sth:
Employees may opt out of the company's pension plan.
2 (of a school or hospital in Britain) to choose not to be under the control of the local authority
relatednounOPT-OUT
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for opt is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is opt a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, opt is tagged as verb.
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