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   choose

   /tʃuːz/

   verb

   • 1. pick out (someone or something) as being the best or most appropriate of two or more alternatives: "he chose a seat facing the door" Similar selectpickpick outopt forplump forgo fortakesettle ondecide onfix oncome down in favour ofvote forsingle outhand-picksetdesignatedeterminespecifyappointnamenominateadoptespousepitch onOpposite rejectdecline
   • ▪ decide on a course of action: "he chose to go" Similar wishwantdesirepreferfeel/be inclinedpleaselikesee fitdecideelectmake up one's mind

   Word Origin Old Englishcēosan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kiezen.

   Derivatives

   • 1. chooser noun

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   Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the verb choose, which means to select freely and after consideration. See also related phrases and words containing choose.

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   Learn the meaning of choose, a verb that means to decide what you want from two or more things or possibilities, or to decide to do something. See synonyms, antonyms, phrasal verbs, and usage examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   What does choose mean in English?

   • Chose (from latin "causa" → "thing") was used to connote various terms. It started being used with its present meaning in the 16th century to indicate an unspecified object (as opposed to "object") and it is used to designate someone whose name we have forgotten.

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   What is the difference between choose and select?

   • 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.

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   What does choosen mean?

   • , chose; cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose; choos·ing. Accepted by several colleges, the boy chose carefully. You may stay here, if you choose. Let's choose to see who bats first. The kids chose up sides for the game. We have to choose up before we can play. He cannot choose but obey.

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   What does pick choose mean in a dictionary?

   • The dictionaries say this: Pick - choose (someone or something) from a number of alternatives. Examples: I'm doing a test and I don't know which answer to [choose,select,pick]. {Why choose?} I have [chosen, selected, picked] this color because it looks good on you. {Why chosen?} You need to [pick, select, choose] three numbers from 10 to 99.

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   What does it mean if you choose to do something?

   • If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right. They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it. [VERB to-infinitive] You can just take out the interest each year, if you choose. [VERB] 3. 4. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   What is choose verb?

   • Definition of choose verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [intransitive, transitive] to decide which thing or person you want out of the ones that are available You choose—I can't decide. choose between A and/or B She had to choose between staying in the UK or going home. choose something Sarah chose her words carefully.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb choose in American English. Find out how to use choose with different objects, prepositions and expressions, and see examples and synonyms.

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   Choose definition: to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference. See examples of CHOOSE used in a sentence.