choose

[ chooz ]

/ tʃuz /

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verb (used with object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.

to prefer or decide (to do something): He chose to run for election.

to want; desire: I choose moving to the city.

(especially in children's games) to contend with (an opponent) to decide, as by odd or even, who will do something: I'll choose you to see who gets to bat first.

verb (used without object), chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing.

to make a choice, or select from two or more possibilities: Accepted by several colleges, the boy chose carefully.

to be inclined: You may stay here, if you choose.

(especially in children's games) to decide, as by means of odd or even, who will do something: Let's choose to see who bats first.

Verb Phrases

choose up,

to select (players) for a contest or game: The kids chose up sides for the game.
to select players for a contest or game: We have to choose up before we can play.

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Idioms about choose

cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to: He cannot choose but obey.

Origin of choose

before 1000; Middle English chosen,chēsen,Old English cēosan; cognate with Gothic kiusan,Old High German kiosan (German kiesen); akin to Greek geúesthai to enjoy, Latin gustāre to taste (see gusto)

synonym study for choose

1. Choose, select, pick, elect, prefer indicate a decision that one or more possibilities are to be regarded more highly than others. Choose suggests a decision on one of a number of possibilities because of its apparent superiority: to choose a course of action. Select suggests a choice made for fitness: to select the proper golf club. Pick, an informal word, suggests a selection on personal grounds: to pick a winner. The formal word elect suggests a kind of official action: to elect a representative. Prefer, also formal, emphasizes the desire or liking for one thing more than for another or others: to prefer coffee to tea.

OTHER WORDS FROM choose

choos·a·ble, adjectivechooser, nounpre·choose, verb (used with object), pre·chose, pre·cho·sen, pre·choos·ing.re·choose, verb, re·chose, re·cho·sen, re·choos·ing.

un·choos·a·ble, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH choose

chews, choose

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How to use choose in a sentence

If you choose them well, you may find that whatever you wear on top has little impact on how warm you feel.
The hottest gifts to buy for the friend who’s always cold|Sandra Gutierrez G.|November 20, 2020|Popular-Science
We found that teachers were most likely to choose vertebrates for education in the classroom, with 328 instances of amphibians, birds, fish, mammals and reptiles.
Insects can be the ultimate teaching tool for kids|By Kawahara, Ennes & Markee/The Conversation|November 20, 2020|Popular-Science
Sharp, 25, was chosen by the Miami Marlins with the third pick of last winter’s Rule 5 draft.
Nationals protect Steven Fuentes, Yasel Antuna and Joan Adon from Rule 5 draft|Jesse Dougherty|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
By choosing products that are made sustainably, from companies that have demonstrated a commitment to minimize their environmental impact, experts say it is possible to make a difference.
Trying to shop sustainably? Here’s what you need to consider.|Sarah Kaplan|November 20, 2020|Washington Post

Duhaime chose Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, largely because “I knew I wanted to get better at snowboarding,” he said.
More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades|Jon Marcus|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
That means that fewer and fewer everyday Americans are choosing to contribute to campaigns.
The 100 Rich People Who Run America|Mark McKinnon|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
For a few days, in any case, many are choosing to believe in Christmas.
In One Corner of Syria, Christmas Spirit Somehow Manages to Survive|Peter Schwartzstein|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Choosing to strike while the iron was hot, Future announced his followup to Pluto, Future Hendrix, right away.
Future Makes Us Rethink Everything We Thought We Knew About Rap Artists|Luke Hopping|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Choosing not to pursue a perpetrator is not admittance of lies or false motives.
The Right's Rape Trolls vs. Lena Dunham|Emily Shire|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But on Monday Portman said that he would not run for president, choosing to seek reelection in Ohio.
Is Gay Marriage Going Away in 2016?|David Freedlander|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Mrs. Dodd, the present vicar's wife, retained the precious prerogative of choosing the book to be read at the monthly Dorcas.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
In choosing Massna to carry to Paris the tidings of peace, it was not only his prestige and renown which influenced Bonaparte.
Napoleon's Marshals|R. P. Dunn-Pattison
I was flattering myself that the puppy was choosing my company to the hunt, for I always value the approval of a dog.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd
She went slowly up the stairs again, not choosing to meet the butler's eyes, past the drawing-rooms, and up to her own.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Mr. Douce thinks the custom of choosing valentines was a survival from the Roman feast of the Lupercalia.
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British Dictionary definitions for choose

choose

/ (tʃuːz) /

verb chooses, choosing, chose or chosen

to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives

(tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or properI don't choose to read that book

(intr) to like; pleaseyou may stand if you choose

cannot choose but to be obliged towe cannot choose but vote for him

nothing to choose between or little to choose between (of two people or objects) almost equal

Derived forms of choose

chooser, noun

Word Origin for choose

Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan

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Other Idioms and Phrases with choose

choose

In addition to the idiom beginning with choose

choose up

also see:

beggars can't be choosers
pick and choose

Also see underchoice.

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