Meaning
to opt (for)
- to make a choice from a range of possibilities, especially after consideration
In a sentence
Alla fine abbiamo optato per una soluzione più economica.
In the end we opted for a more affordable solution.
Molti studenti optano per corsi universitari all'estero.
Many students opt for university courses abroad.
Se il tempo peggiora, opteremo per rimanere a casa.
If the weather worsens, we will opt to stay home.
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| optare | infinitive |
| opto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| opti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| opta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| optiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| optate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| optano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| optavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| optavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| optava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| optavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| optavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| optavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| optai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| optasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| optò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| optammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| optaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| optarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| opterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| opterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| opterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| opteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| opterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| opteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| opti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| opti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| opti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| optiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| optiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| optino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| optassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| optassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| optasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| optassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| optaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| optassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| opterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| opteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| opterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| opteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| optereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| opterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| opta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| optiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| optate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| optando | gerund |
| optato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes the preposition 'per' before nouns or infinitives: 'optare per qualcosa'.