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You've got to set yourself up to be as healthy as you can. The thing we tend to do is when it gets to be a bit too hard, we actually opt out for the absolute worst option. For example, if you're in a rush in a morning and you feel like you don't have time to make breakfast, you skip it.
Curtis Stone

Meaning of "opt out" in the English dictionary

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OPT OUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Opt out is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb opt out in English.

WHAT DOES OPT OUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Opt-out

The term opt-out refers to several methods by which individuals can avoid receiving unsolicited product or service information. This ability is usually associated with direct marketing campaigns such as telemarketing, e-mail marketing, or direct mail. A list of those who have opted out is called a Robinson list. In the UK, the Mailing Preference Service composes the Robinson list.

Definition of opt out in the English dictionary

The definition of opt out in the dictionary is often foll by of to choose not to be involved or part. Other definition of opt out is the act of opting out, esp of local-authority administration.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OPT OUT

PRESENT

Present
I opt out
you opt out
he/she/it opts out
we opt out
you opt out
they opt out
Present continuous
I am opting out
you are opting out
he/she/it is opting out
we are opting out
you are opting out
they are opting out
Present perfect
I have opted out
you have opted out
he/she/it has opted out
we have opted out
you have opted out
they have opted out
Present perfect continuous
I have been opting out
you have been opting out
he/she/it has been opting out
we have been opting out
you have been opting out
they have been opting out
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I opted out
you opted out
he/she/it opted out
we opted out
you opted out
they opted out
Past continuous
I was opting out
you were opting out
he/she/it was opting out
we were opting out
you were opting out
they were opting out
Past perfect
I had opted out
you had opted out
he/she/it had opted out
we had opted out
you had opted out
they had opted out
Past perfect continuous
I had been opting out
you had been opting out
he/she/it had been opting out
we had been opting out
you had been opting out
they had been opting out
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will opt out
you will opt out
he/she/it will opt out
we will opt out
you will opt out
they will opt out
Future continuous
I will be opting out
you will be opting out
he/she/it will be opting out
we will be opting out
you will be opting out
they will be opting out
Future perfect
I will have opted out
you will have opted out
he/she/it will have opted out
we will have opted out
you will have opted out
they will have opted out
Future perfect continuous
I will have been opting out
you will have been opting out
he/she/it will have been opting out
we will have been opting out
you will have been opting out
they will have been opting out
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would opt out
you would opt out
he/she/it would opt out
we would opt out
you would opt out
they would opt out
Conditional continuous
I would be opting out
you would be opting out
he/she/it would be opting out
we would be opting out
you would be opting out
they would be opting out
Conditional perfect
I would have opt out
you would have opt out
he/she/it would have opt out
we would have opt out
you would have opt out
they would have opt out
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been opting out
you would have been opting out
he/she/it would have been opting out
we would have been opting out
you would have been opting out
they would have been opting out
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you opt out
we let´s opt out
you opt out
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to opt out
Past participle
opted out
Present Participle
opting out
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OPT OUT

opt
opt in
opt-out
opt-out clause
optant
optative
optatively
opter
optic
optic axis
optic disc
optic nerve
optic thalamus
optical
optical activity
optical bench
optical brightener
optical character reader
optical character recognition
optical computer

WORDS THAT END LIKE OPT OUT

act out
check out
contract out
cut out
eat out
flat out
get out
hit out
left out
let out
night out
point out
print out
push the boat out
put out
set out
shoot out
sit out
sort out
start out
sweat out

Synonyms and antonyms of opt out in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OPT OUT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «opt out» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of opt out

Translation of «opt out» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OPT OUT

Find out the translation of opt out to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of opt out from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «opt out» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

决定退出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasar de
570 millions of speakers

English

opt out
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बाहर निकलना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَرْفُضُ الْاِشْتِرَاكَ فِي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отказываться
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

optar por não participar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনির্বাচন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

se désengager
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Memilih keluar
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aussteigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

・・・から脱退する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

손을 떼다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Milih metu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không tham gia vào
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெரிந்துகொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निवड रद्द करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

vazgeçmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rinunciare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zdecydować inaczej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

відмовлятися
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a renunța la
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποχωρώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kies uit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dra sig ur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

trekke (seg)
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of opt out

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OPT OUT»

The term «opt out» is very widely used and occupies the 14.413 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OPT OUT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about opt out

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3 QUOTES WITH «OPT OUT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word opt out.
1
Mary Douglas
I am sure it must be true that people opt out of the mainstream society because they feel that there are going to be no rewards for them, if they stay.
2
Curtis Stone
You've got to set yourself up to be as healthy as you can. The thing we tend to do is when it gets to be a bit too hard, we actually opt out for the absolute worst option. For example, if you're in a rush in a morning and you feel like you don't have time to make breakfast, you skip it.
3
Debra Winger
I always loved working as an actress, but I didn't understand why I couldn't just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OPT OUT»

Discover the use of opt out in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to opt out and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Women who Opt Out: The Debate Over Working Mothers and ...
Women Who Opt Out is a collection of original essays by the leading scholars in the field of work and family research, which takes a multi-disciplinary approach in questioning the basic thesis of the opt-out revolution.
Bernie D. Jones, 2012
2
Glass Ceilings and 100-Hour Couples: What the Opt-Out ...
Glass Ceilings and 100-Hour Couples is the fruit of their investigation—a rigorous, accessible, and sympathetic reckoning with this hot-button issue in contemporary life.
Karine S. Moe, Dianna J. Shandy, 2010
3
The Opt-out Revolt: Why People are Leaving Companies to ...
This in-depth look at our 21st century workplace explores how the mutual need fpr authenticity, balance, and challenge drives career decisions for women and men alike; how gender influences priorities and choices; and what the best ...
Lisa A. Mainiero, Sherry E. Sullivan, 2006
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A Comparison of Mentally Ill Detainees who Opt-in Or Opt-out ...
The number of mentally ill individuals coming into contact with the criminal justice system has steadily risen over the years.
Michelle S. Bernstein, 2008
5
EU Police and Criminal Justice Measures: The UK's 2014 ...
The Government has not made a convincing case to opt-out of about 130 EU police and criminal justice measures and that to do so would have significant negative repercussions for the UK's internal security.
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee, 2013
6
Opt Out on Obamacare, Opt Into the Private Health Care ...
John Torinus. give health facilities an A, B, or C rating on quality. A number of entrepreneurial vendors have rushed to fill that market need in recent years. So your company can buy a transparency module for several dollars per month per ...
John Torinus, 2013
7
Antitrust class actions handbook
CHAPTER IV DECIDING WHETHER TO OPT OUT OF THE CLASS ACTION The Supreme Court has recognized that "due process requires at a minimum that an absent plaintiff be provided with an opportunity to remove himself from the class ...
8
Beyond the HIPAA Privacy Rule:: Enhancing Privacy, Improving ...
Trevena and colleagues (2006) conducted a randomized trial comparing recruitment under an opt-out and an opt-in methodology. In the opt-out condition, potential research participants were informed that their physician was participating in a ...
Committee on Health Research and the Privacy of Health Information: The HIPAA Privacy Rule, Lawrence O. Gostin, Laura A. Levit, 2009
9
The Attorney-client Privilege in Civil Litigation: ...
Amchem Products, Inc. As Kleiner illustrated, class counsel and putative class members are generally held to have an attorney-client relationship during the opt -out period, despite the fact that a number of potential class members may elect to ...
Vincent S. Walkowiak, 2008
10
Cluster Randomized Intervention Trial to Evaluate the Impact ...
Conclusion. Use of the Opt-out Strategy resulted in a significant improvement in the proportion of TB cases counseled and tested for HIV, although uptake overall was still low.
Diana Spies Pope, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OPT OUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term opt out is used in the context of the following news items.
1
BT sticks the boot in with 'opt-out' sports package
She says she spent “far too long” trying to opt out on the BT website, and after failing was forced to call the company to do so. She describes the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
City to tackle pot 'opt out' options
Kate Brown that allows counties that voted 55 percent or more against Measure 91 to opt out of dispensaries and the production of recreational ... «La Grande Observer, Jul 15»
3
BCCI May Opt out of Court Settlement with Kochi Tuskers to Avoid …
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) might opt out of court settlement with Kochi Tuskers franchise to avoid paying them an amount ... «International Business Times, India Edition, Jul 15»
4
Just 2% of patients opt out of care.data, says minister
Less than one in 50 patients have exercised their right to opt out of having data from their GP patient record shared under the care.data scheme ... «GP online, Jul 15»
5
Wal-Mart, others seek to opt out of energy-efficiency program
The commission, which is waiting for a staff recommendation on the proposal, isn't expected to rule until September or early fall on the opt-out ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
6
Why did Fawad Khan Opt out of 'Battle For Bittora' with Sonam …
Fawad Khan, seen in Mumbai July 14, said he dropped “Battle For Bittora” because of scheduling conflicts. (Manav Manglani photo). «India West, Jul 15»
7
Newport Might Opt-Out of Component of State Pension Settlement to …
Newport might opt out of a part of the recently-passed state pension settlement agreement that extends the amortization period of some $68 in ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
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Watch how you Respond to Those 'opt-out' Messages
Sometimes I respond to the 'opt out' ones, if it's something I really don't want. The question is, should you 'opt in or out and how do you know?'. «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
9
Walmart seeks to opt out of state energy conservation costs
TAMPA — A Floridian who spends a miserly $100 a month on electricity is essentially treated the same as a mega-corporation whose utility bill ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
10
Poll: By Large Margin, Americans Support Religious Opt-Out for Gay …
Roughly six in ten respondents say businesspeople who serve the wedding industry ought to be allowed to opt out if their deeply held beliefs ... «Town Hall, Jul 15»

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