optar

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin optāre (to choose).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite optí, past participle optat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to pick, choose, go for

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Old Norse

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Adverb

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optar (positive opt, superlative optast)

  1. oftener

References

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  • opt”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin optāre (to choose). Compare the inherited doublet outar.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: op‧tar

Verb

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optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite optei, past participle optado)

  1. to opt; to choose; to pick
    Synonyms: decidir, escolher, selecionar

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin optāre (to choose).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /obˈtaɾ/ [oβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: op‧tar

Verb

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optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite opté, past participle optado)

  1. to opt

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