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optar

optar

Catalan

Verb

optar (first-person singular present opto, past participle optat)

  1. To pick, choose, go for

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin optāre, present active infinitive of optō (I choose). Compare the inherited doublet outar.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /up.ˈtaɾ/
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /op.ˈta(ɹ)/, /ˌo.pi.ˈta(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /op.ˈta(ɻ)/, /ˌo.pi.ˈta(ɻ)/

Verb

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

  1. to opt; to choose; to pick

Conjugation

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin optāre, present active infinitive of optō (I choose).

Verb

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

  1. to opt

Conjugation