English verb: opt | |||
1. | opt (cognition) select as an alternative over another | ||
Samples | I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant. She opted for the job on the East coast. | ||
Synonyms | choose, prefer | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cop out, opt out | ||
Entail | compare | ||