Associations to the word «Opt»

Wiktionary

OPT, verb. (intransitive) To choose; to select.
OPT, proper noun. (linguistics) Abbreviation of Old Portuguese.
OPT IN, verb. To choose to participate in something
OPT OUT, verb. To choose not to participate in something

Dictionary definition

OPT, verb. Select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats