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1. choose

   Prefer indicates a state of desire and approval; choose, an act of will. Prudence or generosity may lead one to choose what he does not prefer. Select implies a careful consideration of the reasons for preference and choice. Among objects so nearly alike that we have no reason to prefer any one to another we may simply choose the nearest, but we could not be said to select it. Aside from theology, elect is popularly confined to the political sense; as, a free people elect their own rulers. Cull, from the Latin colligere, commonly means to collect, as well as to select. In a garden we cull the choicest flowers.

   Synonyms:
   cull, elect, pick, pick out, prefer, select

   Antonyms:
   cast away, cast out, decline, disclaim, dismiss, leave, refuse, reject, repudiate, throw aside

   Preposition:
   Choose from or from among the number; choose out of the army; choose between (or betwixt) two; among many; choose for the purpose.

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1. choose

   Synonyms:
   select, elect, prefer, appropriate, adopt, cull, pick out

   Antonyms:
   leave, dismiss, reject, refuse, disclaim, repudiate, ignore, decline

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1. choose, take, select, pick outverb

   pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

   «Take any one of these cards»; «Choose a good husband for your daughter»; «She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her»

   Synonyms:
   take on, demand, rent, take in, distinguish, shoot, get, call for, exact, take, pack, bring, acquire, read, involve, make, lease, guide, engage, lead, hire, necessitate, select, have, occupy, strike, study, get hold of, train, use up, assume, admit, pick out, need, adopt, subscribe to, deal, take aim, spot, postulate, claim, ingest, hold, carry, contract, aim, tell apart, require, fill, film, prefer, charter, drive, make out, direct, discern, recognize, ask, subscribe, convey, submit, conduct, take up, opt, recognise, take away, consider, accept, learn, withdraw, consume, contain, look at, remove

2. choose, prefer, optverb

   select as an alternative over another

   «I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant»; «She opted for the job on the East coast»

   Synonyms:
   take, select, prefer, opt, favor, favour, pick out

3. chooseverb

   see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

   «She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam»

   Synonyms:
   select, pick out, take, prefer, opt

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1. chooseverb

   Synonyms:
   select, elect, prefer, cull, pick, pick out, single out, fix upon, pitch upon, catch at, make choice of

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1. List of paraphrases for «choose»:

   select, elect, choosing, pick, opt, choice, selecting, decide, press, click, selection, choices, chose, selected, chosen, chooses, point, picks

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1. Paul Moore:

   We all have two stories to tell, i choose to tell mine in the best way possible — with grace.

2. Pete Buttigieg:

   Most Americans don’t see where they fit if they have to choose between a socialist who thinks money is the root of all evil and a billionaire who thinks that money ought to be the root of all power.

3. Martin McKee:

   These people are the exceptions, but what can you do ? You don’t really want to make martyrs of these people — if they choose to( gather), they’re putting themselves and others at risk.

4. Malala Yousafzai:

   My father and my mother both inspired me to believe in myself. In a society where women’s rights are not respected, my parents gave me examples, there’s a moment where you have to choose to be silent or to stand up.

5. Anthony Varvaro:

   I figured that I had a pretty successful career in baseball, I had played a number of seasons and I was fine moving on to the next step of my life knowing that I could choose what I wanted to do.

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