The word "opts" is not a word found in most standard English dictionaries.
It is a shortened form of the word "options" and its usage is mainly seen in informal contexts, such as online conversation. For example, "Which opts do you have for this product?".
One slice of the Conservative party is secretly praying that the commission opts for Gatwick in the summer.
Dispensing with big-name stars and celebrity guesting, the show opts for unknown actors and is all the better for it.
Related: Texas city opts for 100% renewable energy – to save cash, not the planet But after the fuss and the first flush, we have fairly ceased to notice them.
Britain will "unilaterally" weaken its ability to fight crime if the government opts out of a series of EU justice measures, the former home secretary Charles Clarke has warned.
My dining companion opts for Coco Pops with raspberries.
Finally it opts for both and, collars turned up, we walk out towards a row of flats which you might be tempted to call desirable.
Say M starts to take his new role a little too seriously and, instead of ordering his usual tipple, opts for a double orange juice.
Everyone opts for the seven-course set menu at €25, wine included.
Wells Fargo reported losses of $2.55 billion in the fourth quarter, if one opts not to factor in the Wachovia hit.
Jini out of the bottle Exciting times Look, no wires Objection Iain Carson And then there were two Britain opts out of Europe ReprintsAsked about companies likely to have the most leading-edge technologies in their business, managers across Europe were more than twice as likely to mention Germany (71%) as France, next in line.
Someone with advanced cancer, say, who is offered expensive, aggressive new chemotherapy that might extend life at the price of lowering its quality often opts instead for palliative care.
