opt

Verb (usu participle)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

opt(v = verb.cognition) choose, prefer - 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"

Derived forms adjective optative₁, noun option₃

Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

opt, v.intr. (usu. foll. by for, between) exercise an option; make a choice.

Idiom

opt out (often foll. by of) choose not to participate (opted out of the race).

Etymology

F opter f. L optare choose, wish