Phrase guide

opt in

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To choose to participate in something

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From opt + in.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: päättää osallistua — To choose to participate in something
  • Finnish: ilmoittautua — To choose to participate in something
  • Finnish: osallistua — To choose to participate in something
  • French: opter — To choose to participate in something
  • French: consentir — To choose to participate in something
  • German: hineinoptieren — To choose to participate in something
  • Polish: optować — To choose to participate in something
  • Russian: уча́ствовать (učástvovatʹ) — To choose to participate in something
  • Russian: присоединя́ться (prisojedinjátʹsja) — To choose to participate in something
  • Spanish: optar por participar — To choose to participate in something