choose
verb (used with object)
to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference.
chooses
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present tense formof choose (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Each month, he chooses a novel and offers it up for discussion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
"And Graham Norton, if he chooses to continue, has got plenty more in the tank."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Whether he chooses to fulfill his destiny alongside his twin remains to be seen.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
It is unacceptable that a public institution already so clouded in secrecy either chooses to or must rely on a private consulting firm.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2026
“Asked me to forget the calculator. I'll send the check anyway. If he chooses not to cash it, that's his lookout. But I think it'll draw a line under the affair.”
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
