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opting

opting is the present participle and gerund of opt.

Meaning of opt

Verb

opt (third-person singular simple present opts, present participle opting, simple past and past participle opted)

  1. (intransitive) To choose; select.
    • He opted not to go.

Phrases with opting

Questions about opting

What is opting the present participle and gerund of?
Opting is the present participle and gerund of opt.

Words near opting in the dictionary

  1. optimizing out
  2. optimum
  3. optimums
  4. Optimus
  5. optineurin
  6. opting
  7. opting in
  8. opting out
  9. option
  10. option button
  11. option buttons

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