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No. 8,151 in Spanish

optar

To choose or opt for something.

In a sentence

  • Decidí optar por estudiar una carrera que me apasiona.

    I decided to choose to study a career that I am passionate about.

    In this sentence, 'optar' is used to express the act of making a decision or choice among alternatives.

  • Puedes optar entre varios cursos para mejorar tus habilidades.

    You can choose among several courses to enhance your skills.

    Here, 'optar' is utilized to indicate the availability of options or alternatives to choose from.

  • Ella optará por las vacaciones en la playa este año.

    She will choose the beach vacation this year.

    In this instance, 'optar' is applied in future tense to denote the act of making a choice or decision regarding a specific option.

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