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

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky