Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to opt
Participle: opted
Gerund: opting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | opt |
| you | opt |
| he;she;it | opts |
| we | opt |
| you | opt |
| they | opt |
Perfect
| I | have opted |
| you | have opted |
| he;she;it | has opted |
| we | have opted |
| you | have opted |
| they | have opted |
Past
| I | opted |
| you | opted |
| he;she;it | opted |
| we | opted |
| you | opted |
| they | opted |
Pluperfect
| I | had opted |
| you | had opted |
| he;she;it | had opted |
| we | had opted |
| you | had opted |
| they | had opted |
Future
| I | will opt |
| you | will opt |
| he;she;it | will opt |
| we | will opt |
| you | will opt |
| they | will opt |
Future Perfect
| I | will have opted |
| you | will have opted |
| he;she;it | will have opted |
| we | will have opted |
| you | will have opted |
| they | will have opted |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | opt |
| you | opt |
| he;she;it | opt |
| we | opt |
| you | opt |
| they | opt |
Perfect
| I | have opted |
| you | have opted |
| he;she;it | have opted |
| we | have opted |
| you | have opted |
| they | have opted |
Imperfect
| I | opted |
| you | opted |
| he;she;it | opted |
| we | opted |
| you | opted |
| they | opted |
Pluperfect
| I | had opted |
| you | had opted |
| he;she;it | had opted |
| we | had opted |
| you | had opted |
| they | had opted |
Conditional
Present
| I | would opt |
| you | would opt |
| he;she;it | would opt |
| we | would opt |
| you | would opt |
| they | would opt |
Perfect
| I | would have opted |
| you | would have opted |
| he;she;it | would have opted |
| we | would have opted |
| you | would have opted |
| they | would have opted |
Imperative
| you | opt |
| we | Let's opt |
| you | opt |
Verbs conjugated like 'opt'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'opt'
apt,
op,
ope,
ort,
out,
act,
adopt,
ant,
ape,
bat,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select”). Doublet of optate. See: French '
opter'.
Sample Sentences
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He opted not to go.
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She opted for the salad rather than the steak.
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They opted against taking the train, preferring the bus.
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.... ardent anti-Germans who had 'opted' for France [1872 November 12, “Strasburg Germanised”, in Daily News, London, page 5:]
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The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov. [2011 September 2, Phil McNulty, “Bulgaria 0-3 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 19 Sep 2020:]
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Chepstow is good for excursions, and Bradshaw tells me I can get a fly to Tintern Abbey, although the fare structure seems particularly complicated. Alternatively, I could go for a simpler choice and just opt for "single horse, 1s", although I doubt I'd survive to tell the tale. [2023 February 22, Stephen Roberts, “Reading... between the lines... to Wales”, in RAIL, number 977, page 59:]