0 present participle of opt
1 to make a choice, especially of one thing or possibility instead of others:
Mike opted for early retirement.
[ + to infinitive ] Most people opt to have the operation.
Many students opt for business studies simply because it sounds like a passport to a good job.
During the recession, the government opted for a policy of pay/wage restraint rather than a reduction in public investment.
Instead of paying in one lump sum, he opted to pay in monthly instalments.
Those proclaimed to be 'kin' by the employer frequently let down their patron, opting for those employers who can provide regular work and income.
Neither of these choices offers an attractive life strategy, but, out of sheer informational desperation, more and more people are opting for the second alternative.
It meant opting for and cultivating a positivistically orientated scientific ethos, for an emancipation from the ethos of the party soldier.
