To choose; select.
"After reviewing all the job offers, she decided to opt for the position in Chicago over the one in New York."
In plain English: To opt means to make a choice or decide to do something.
"You should opt for the vegetarian menu if you prefer not to eat meat."
Usage: Use "opt" when you deliberately choose one option over another, often followed by the preposition "to." For example, say "I opted to stay home" rather than just "I opt staying home."
Abbreviation of Old Portuguese.
"In the context of UN peacekeeping discussions, delegates often refer to the opt when debating resource allocation for Gaza."
Initialism of occupied Palestinian territories.
Alternative form of oPt
The word "opt" entered English in 1853 from the French opter, which originally meant "to choose." It is a doublet of the related verb "optate," both derived from the Latin root meaning to select.