choose
verb (used with object)
to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference.
have chosen
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present perfectof choose.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“Increasing customer choice has caused Nvidia to become a share donor, and many of those customers have chosen Arista,” Zhu said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
After audience members have chosen cards from a pack, he turns each card into a joker, which he uses to signify “lack of freedom.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Their decision to belatedly act on an initial approach made by an agent around Ait-Nouri was an admission they are not totally certain of the path they have chosen.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
"This is not a trade conflict we have chosen, but we need to respond to maintain a level playing field" between US businesses and Canadian ones, Champagne said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
This stuff got me down, but I tried to reframe it as an opportunity to learn, to use what power I could find inside a situation I’d never have chosen for myself.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
