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opt

/ɒpt/

Meanings
verb
To choose; select.

Examples :

"He opted not to go."
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Related Words

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

Illustration he

he noun

/hi/ /heɪː/

The game of tag, or it, in which the player attempting to catch the others is called "he".

"The children playing tag chose "he" to be the person chasing them. "

Illustration go

go noun

/ɡəʉ/ /ɡɐʉ/ /ɡəʊ/ /ɡoʊ/

The act of going.

"My go to the store was quick because I only needed milk. "

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration select

select verb

/sɪˈlɛkt/

To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

"He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef."

Illustration opted

opted verb

/ˈɒptɪd/ /ˈɑːptɪd/

To choose; select.

"He opted not to go."

Illustration choose

choose verb

/t͡ʃuːz/

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

"I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl."