opt

present singular third person opts · participle present opting · participle past opted · past opted

1. intransitiveTo choose; select.

   He opted not to go.

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   She opted for the salad rather than the steak.

   They opted against taking the train, preferring the bus.

   .... ardent anti-Germans who had 'opted' for France

   1872 November 12, “Strasburg Germanised”, in Daily News, London, page 5

   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

   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

1. abbreviationhuman sciencesAbbreviation of Old Portuguese.

1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of occupied Palestinian territories.

   The term occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) is used by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

   2008, Palgrave Macmillan, Humanitarian Response Index 2008: Donor Accountability in Humanitarian Action, page 195

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   […] many aspects of the lives of its inhabitants, according to international law, it must remain responsible for the health in the oPt.

   2010, Elvira Beracochea, Rights-Based Approaches to Public Health, page 351

   Many actors are playing a role in the governance of Palestinian refugee camps. In Syria and Jordan, the state controls the camps […] the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) and Lebanon is radically different.

   2014, Sari Hanafi, Leila Hilal, Lex Takkenberg, UNRWA and Palestinian Refugees

1. Alternative letter-case form of oPt.

   About 39 children in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) died between January and March 2008, while in 2007 […]

   2013, Ann-Charlotte Nilsson, Children and Youth in Armed Conflict - Page 512

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   Restrictions on Movement: IOF have continued to impose a tightened siege on the OPT and imposed severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Occupied East Jerusalem.

   2006 September 11, shergald, “Palestine: Weekly Report of Human Rights Violations”, in Daily Kos, archived from the original on 29 Sep 2025

   […] inside what is often referred to as the West Bank, but is officially labeled the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).

   2009, Moises F. Salinas, Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, p 45

   Whether it is Said's identification of the PNA as Israel's surrogate occupier in the OPT, Jeff Halper's examination of Israel's continuing construction of a matrix of control of roads, parks and army bases in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, […]

   2010, Sean F. McMahon, The Discourse of Palestinian-Israeli Relations, page 5

2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Optional Practical Training.

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   But there are many other programs mentioned in the draft that are important to the tech community. Programs like the J-1, for summer work travel, and the OPT, for international students to stay in the U.S. after graduating. Both were recently revised under the Obama administration. Also, the E-2 program, which is an investor visa, is subject to change.

   2017 January 30, Sara Ashley O'Brien, “Trump's immigration reform: High-skilled visas may be next”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 27 May 2025