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opt
verb
to
choose
something
or
decide
to
do
something
from
several
possibilities
β’
After
reading
the
menu
,
Jonah
decided
to
opt
for
the
vegetarian
pizza
.
After
reading
the
menu
,
Jonah
decided
to
opt
for
the
vegetarian
pizza
.
β’
Many
students
opt
to
study
abroad
to
gain
international
experience
.
Many
students
opt
to
study
abroad
to
gain
international
experience
.
From
Latin
β
optare
β
meaning
β
to
choose
β
or
β
to
desire
β.
The
verb
entered
English
in
the
late
19th
century
,
retaining
the
sense
of
making
a
deliberate
choice
.
option
noun
something
you
can
choose
from
when
there
is
more
than
one
possibility
β’
This
restaurant
has
a
vegetarian
option
on
the
menu
.
This
restaurant
has
a
vegetarian
option
on
the
menu
.
β’
You
have
two
options
:
take
the
bus
or
walk
to
school
.
You
have
two
options
:
take
the
bus
or
walk
to
school
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
optio
β
free
choice
,
right
to
choose
β,
from
optΔre
β
to
choose
,
desire
β.
The
modern
English
sense
of
β
possibility
that
may
be
chosen
β
dates
to
the
1700s
.
noun
a
setting
or
command
you
can
select
in
computer
software
or
on
a
device
β’
Click
the
'Print'
option
to
send
the
document
to
the
printer
.
Click
the
'Print'
option
to
send
the
document
to
the
printer
.
β’
The
settings
menu
offers
a
dark-mode
option
for
easier
reading
at
night
.
The
settings
menu
offers
a
dark-mode
option
for
easier
reading
at
night
.
noun
a
financial
contract
giving
the
right
,
but
not
the
obligation
,
to
buy
or
sell
an
asset
at
a
set
price
within
a
specified
time
β’
She
bought
a
call
option
on
the
company's
stock
.
She
bought
a
call
option
on
the
company's
stock
.
β’
An
option
gives
the
buyer
the
right
but
not
the
obligation
to
sell
.
An
option
gives
the
buyer
the
right
but
not
the
obligation
to
sell
.
verb
to
buy
or
secure
the
right
to
use
or
develop
something
,
especially
a
book
,
story
,
or
piece
of
land
,
at
a
later
date
β’
The
studio
optioned
the
novel
for
a
future
movie
adaptation
.
The
studio
optioned
the
novel
for
a
future
movie
adaptation
.
β’
A
producer
options
scripts
he
thinks
might
become
hits
.
A
producer
options
scripts
he
thinks
might
become
hits
.
optimistic
adjective
feeling
or
showing
confidence
that
good
things
will
happen
or
that
a
situation
will
turn
out
well
β’
Even
after
losing
the
first
game
,
the
coach
stayed
optimistic
about
the
team's
chances
.
Even
after
losing
the
first
game
,
the
coach
stayed
optimistic
about
the
team's
chances
.
β’
Maria
felt
optimistic
on
the
morning
of
her
job
interview
.
Maria
felt
optimistic
on
the
morning
of
her
job
interview
.
From
French
optimiste
,
from
Latin
optimus
β
best
β
+β
βistic
,
originally
describing
a
philosophical
doctrine
that
this
is
the
best
of
all
possible
worlds
;
later
extended
to
general
hopefulness
.
adjective
(
of
statements
,
forecasts
,
or
numbers
)
based
on
an
expectation
that
results
will
be
better
than
average
or
most
likely
β’
The
company's
optimistic
sales
forecast
impressed
the
investors
.
The
company's
optimistic
sales
forecast
impressed
the
investors
.
β’
Her
time
estimate
was
too
optimistic
,
and
the
project
ran
late
.
Her
time
estimate
was
too
optimistic
,
and
the
project
ran
late
.
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
;
the
meaning
extended
in
the
late
19th
century
to
describe
forecasts
or
estimates
judged
hopeful
.
adopt
verb
to
become
the
legal
parent
of
a
child
who
was
born
to
someone
else
β’
After
years
of
paperwork
,
the
couple
finally
adopted
a
baby
girl
from
China
.
After
years
of
paperwork
,
the
couple
finally
adopted
a
baby
girl
from
China
.
β’
Maria
burst
into
tears
of
joy
when
her
foster
parents
decided
to
adopt
her
on
her
tenth
birthday
.
Maria
burst
into
tears
of
joy
when
her
foster
parents
decided
to
adopt
her
on
her
tenth
birthday
.
from
Latin
adoptare
β
to
choose
for
oneself
,
take
as
one
β
s
child
,β
from
ad-
β
to
β
+
optare
β
choose
β
helicopter
noun
an
aircraft
with
large
horizontal
blades
that
spin
on
top
,
allowing
it
to
take
off
and
land
vertically
,
hover
in
the
air
,
and
fly
forward
,
backward
,
or
sideways
β’
The
rescue
team
arrived
by
helicopter
to
lift
the
injured
climber
off
the
mountain
.
The
rescue
team
arrived
by
helicopter
to
lift
the
injured
climber
off
the
mountain
.
β’
From
the
beach
,
we
watched
a
bright
red
helicopter
hovering
over
the
ocean
.
From
the
beach
,
we
watched
a
bright
red
helicopter
hovering
over
the
ocean
.
early
20th
century
:
from
French
hélicoptère
,
based
on
Greek
helix
β
spiral
β
+
pteron
β
wing
β.
The
word
originally
referred
to
the
machine
β
s
rotating
blades
.
verb
to
travel
somewhere
by
helicopter
,
or
to
move
people
or
things
somewhere
using
a
helicopter
β’
The
film
crew
helicoptered
over
the
rainforest
to
capture
aerial
shots
.
The
film
crew
helicoptered
over
the
rainforest
to
capture
aerial
shots
.
β’
Soldiers
and
supplies
were
helicoptered
into
the
remote
base
before
dawn
.
Soldiers
and
supplies
were
helicoptered
into
the
remote
base
before
dawn
.
verb
use
from
the
noun
β
helicopter
β;
first
attested
mid
20th
century
.
adoption
noun
the
act
of
legally
taking
another
person
β
s
child
into
your
family
and
raising
the
child
as
your
own
β’
After
years
of
paperwork
,
Maria
and
Luis
celebrated
the
official
adoption
of
their
baby
girl
.
After
years
of
paperwork
,
Maria
and
Luis
celebrated
the
official
adoption
of
their
baby
girl
.
β’
The
agency
guided
the
couple
through
every
step
of
the
adoption
process
.
The
agency
guided
the
couple
through
every
step
of
the
adoption
process
.
From
Latin
adoptio
,
from
adoptare
β
to
choose
for
oneself
,
take
as
one
β
s
child
.β
noun
the
act
of
taking
an
animal
from
a
shelter
or
rescue
center
into
your
home
as
a
pet
β’
Shelter
volunteers
celebrated
the
adoption
of
every
puppy
that
day
.
Shelter
volunteers
celebrated
the
adoption
of
every
puppy
that
day
.
β’
Low
fees
during
the
weekend
led
to
a
record
number
of
cat
adoptions
.
Low
fees
during
the
weekend
led
to
a
record
number
of
cat
adoptions
.
Applied
to
pets
in
the
mid-20th
century
as
animal
shelters
promoted
finding
permanent
homes
for
stray
animals
.
noun
the
act
of
starting
to
use
or
accept
something
new
,
such
as
an
idea
,
method
,
or
technology
β’
The
rapid
adoption
of
smartphones
changed
how
people
communicate
.
The
rapid
adoption
of
smartphones
changed
how
people
communicate
.
β’
Government
incentives
encouraged
the
adoption
of
electric
cars
.
Government
incentives
encouraged
the
adoption
of
electric
cars
.
Sense
developed
in
the
19th
century
as
industry
began
to
adopt
new
technologies
,
extending
the
earlier
family-related
meaning
.