opted; opting; opts
: to make a choice
especially
: to decide in favor of something
… opted for a tax increase … —
Tom Wicker
Tom Wicker After perusing the menu he opted for the prime rib.
1
optical; optician; optics
2
option; optional
Examples of opt in a Sentence
Verb
after that near catastrophe, they opted to reinstate the telephone service
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Louis Vuitton and Gucci are set to present their cruise 2027 collections in New York this May, while Dior has opted for Los Angeles.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
When Jana opts to go and help her daughter, Nikola, like other older men from the village, is left wifeless and childless.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
With multiple streaming options at varying price points, many customers have opted to cut the cord and ditch cable entirely.
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Verb
For his first concert residency, which wrapped in September, Bad Bunny passed on the Las Vegas Strip and opted for a 31-date series in his native Puerto Rico.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026
Louis Vuitton and Gucci are set to present their cruise 2027 collections in New York this May, while Dior has opted for Los Angeles.
—Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
When Jana opts to go and help her daughter, Nikola, like other older men from the village, is left wifeless and childless.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026
With multiple streaming options at varying price points, many customers have opted to cut the cord and ditch cable entirely.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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