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opt

verb
/ɒpt/UK/ɑpt/US/ɔpt/

Etymology

First attested in 1853; borrowed from French opter, from Latin optō (“to choose; to select”). Doublet of optate.

  1. borrowed from opter

Definitions

  1. To choose

    To choose; select.

    • He opted not to go.
    • She opted for the salad rather than the steak.
    • They opted against taking the train, preferring the bus.

  2. Abbreviation of Old Portuguese.

  3. Initialism of occupied Palestinian territories.

    • The term occupied Palestinian territories (oPt) is used by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
    • […] many aspects of the lives of its inhabitants, according to international law, it must remain responsible for the health in the oPt.
    • 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.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. Alternative letter-case form of oPt.

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

    2. Initialism of Optional Practical Training.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA