Definition: 1. Select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative.
Use 'opt' in a sentence:
1. Depending on your circumstances you may wish to opt for one method or the other.
2. One player hoping to get another chance to shine if Mourinho opts to rest Cole backBridge.
3. Assume we wish to copy data from /opt/pluto on the local host to the remote host nordkapp filesystem /opt/pluto.
4. Critics say the digital access codes represent the same profit-seeking ethos of the textbook business, and are even harder for students to opt out of.
5. Other researchers protested that the opt-out response was simply a learned or conditioned response.
6. People still opt for monogamy and marriage.
7. But because it's all digital, it eliminates the used book market and eliminates any sharing, and because homework and tests are through an access code, it eliminates any ability to opt out.
8. He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him.
9. But critics say the digital access codes represent the same profit-seeking ethos of the textbook business, and are even harder for students to opt out of.
10. Under the agreement the Vietnamese can opt out at any time.
11. Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons.
12. He didn't exactly opt out because he never opted in.
13. The wrong kind of leadership will lead to what Cialdini calls "captainitis, the regrettable tendency of team members to opt out of team responsibilities that are properly their."
14. Opt for grilled foods instead of fried, avoid or scrape away high-fat condiments like mayonnaise, and share those French fries to keep portion size down.
15. If he opts out this summer, he d sign a five year deal.
16. Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt out in a letter sent last week.
17. Making things worse are state laws that make it too easy to opt out of what are supposed to be required vaccines for all children entering kindergarten ．
18. Opt for stud earrings or single bracelets.
19. Mr. Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics.
20. This gives the person a choice, allowing him to verbally opt in.
21. Morgan notified the Haslam administration of his decision to opt-out in a letter sent last week.
22. Employees may opt out of the company's pension plan.
23. Because it's all digital, it eliminates the used book market and eliminates any sharing, and because homework and tests are through an access code, it eliminates any ability to opt out.
24. I say, let's opt out.
25. The Chancellor has opted to plough on with policies that could run his coalition on to the rocks.
26. Three of us opt to stroll to the Mozart Café to indulge in a luxury breakfast.
27. The Muslim brothers look as if they will opt for civil society rather than theocracy.
28. Parents ought to be able to opt out only for limited medical or religious reasons ．
29. If the banks opt to pull the rug from under the ill-fated project, it will go into liquidation.
30. The rich can opt out of the public school system.
31. It also helps to opt for clothes you perceive as tying in with your goals, so, if you want to perform better at work, select pieces you view as professional.
32. Many say that, given a choice, they would opt for a holiday to put the pep back in their lives.
33. Now, several states are moving to tighten laws by adding new regulations for opting out ．
34. Critics say the digital access codes represent the same profit seeking ethos of the textbook business, and are even harder for students to opt out of.
35. If they do, they may opt to back it in parliament until they are ready to kill it off.
36. But because it's all digital it eliminates the used book market and eliminates any sharing and because homework and tests are through an access code, it eliminates any ability to opt out.
37. What courses are most students opting for?
38. Our students can also opt to stay in residence.
39. For example, a film-maker might opt to include the background sound of an ambulance's siren while the foreground sound and image portrays an arguing couple.
40. Therefore if you want your profile picture on social media sites to be perceived as attractive, opt for a group shot with friends.
41. After graduating she opted for a career in music.
42. Many workers opted to leave their jobs rather than take a pay cut.
43. He proposed that only those countries which were willing and able should opt in to phase three.
44. They found that the majority of both kids and adults opted for a half-sized portion when combined with a prize.
45. If your water usage is very small it may be worthwhile opting for a meter.
46. When he came to decorate the kitchen, Kenneth opted for a friendly rustic look.
47. Depending on your circumstances you can opt for one method or the other.
48. Kim opted for cooler blues and yellows in the master bedroom.
49. To keep the cost down, opt for a basic model.
50. After a lot of thought, I opted against buying a motorbike.
51. Haslam has said colleges would be free to opt in or out of the out souring plan, which has not been finalized.
52. MPs hoped to reverse Britain's opt-out from the treaty.
53. Next year's crop of undergraduates opting to take physics represents just 2 per cent of all undergraduates.
