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Opt vs Chose - What's the difference?

opt | chose |

As verbs the difference between opt and chose

is that opt is to choose; to select while chose is simple past of choose.

As an initialism oPt

is initialism of occupied Palestinian territories|lang=en.

As a noun chose is

a thing; personal property.

opt

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • To choose; to select.
  • He opted not to go.
    She opted for the salad rather than the steak.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=September 2 , author=Phil McNulty , title=Bulgaria 0-3 England , work=BBC citation , page= , passage=The Italian opted for Bolton's Cahill alongside captain John Terry - and his decision was rewarded with a goal after only 13 minutes. Bulgaria gave a hint of defensive frailties to come when they failed to clear Young's corner, and when Gareth Barry found Cahill in the box he applied the finish past Nikolay Mihaylov.}}

    Derived terms

    * opt in * opt out * co-opt

    Anagrams

    * ----

    chose

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • (choose)
  • Etymology 2

    (etyl), from (etyl) (lena) . See cause.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A thing; personal property.
  • Derived terms
    * chose in action * chose in possession * chose local * chose transitory