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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Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
But its opt-out stance on studios’ intellectual property faced immediate blowback from an array of Hollywood organizations, including talent agencies.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
While Stone often opts for soft texture in her bob, Zoë Kravitz brought some signature edge to the style.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
Maintaining the tugboat became cumbersome, and three Zizian members opted to move into box trucks before squatting in a Bay Area trailer lot owned by Curtis Lind, then age 80, a former shipworker and grandfather of four.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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Verb
In 2024, the European Union opted to not renew its approval for Sulfuryl Fluoride citing concerns over risks to human health and the environment.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2025
But its opt-out stance on studios’ intellectual property faced immediate blowback from an array of Hollywood organizations, including talent agencies.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
While Stone often opts for soft texture in her bob, Zoë Kravitz brought some signature edge to the style.
—Grace McCarty, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2025
Maintaining the tugboat became cumbersome, and three Zizian members opted to move into box trucks before squatting in a Bay Area trailer lot owned by Curtis Lind, then age 80, a former shipworker and grandfather of four.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Opt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opt. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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