transitive verb
1
a
: to select freely and after consideration
b
: to decide on especially by vote : elect
2
a
: to have a preference for
choose one car over another
intransitive verb
1
: to make a selection
finding it hard to choose
2
: to take an alternative
—used after cannot and usually followed by but
when earth is so kind, men cannot choose but be happy—
J. A. Froude
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Each year thousands of college students choose volunteer-service trips over beach bumming during their spring breaks and summer vacations.
—Edward M. Kennedy, Time, 22 Sept. 2008
I had been invited to choose certain things that I might want from the house, but although there were indeed a couple of things that I would have liked, I was withheld from making the trip …
—Alice Adams, «Why I Write,»
in The Story and Its Writer, edited by Ann Charters, 1987
… as an instructor at New York University he chose to live by himself in lodgings that for the time must have been very expensive …
—William Styron, This Quiet Dust and Other Writings, (1953) 1982
Any summary I might try to write for the rest of the novel would be worthless and I don’t choose to waste my time at it.
—Flannery O’Connor, The Habit of Being, 1979
The political party chose a leader.
They chose her as the team captain.
We’ve chosen a different time to go.
He was chosen because he’s qualified for the job.
She was chosen from a long list of people.
He chose his words carefully.
Which shirt would you choose?
How do I choose when there’s so much available?
Let everyone choose for themselves.
You can choose from among a number of alternatives.
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And though many homeowners are choosing to hang onto their properties for longer amid low inventory and economic uncertainty, the spring season remains one of the best times to sell your home.
—Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 6 Apr. 2023
While finding the right summer shorts can be a challenge, our guide for choosing the best shorts for men below can lend you a sartorial hand.
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After consulting dentists for guidance on choosing the best electric toothbrushes for travel, our favorite is the Philips Sonicare DiamondClean Smart 9700.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 5 Apr. 2023
Remember, check with your local nursery to see which option will work best for your climate and region because that is a factor in choosing the right selection that will thrive in your area.
—Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 5 Apr. 2023
The Elysian view serves as a reminder about to everyone – from visitors to the hotel industry and the community – about their role in choosing to be more sustainable so that places as pristine as Hanalei can remain that way.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2023
While Maginnis can choose from the entire McDonald’s menu, the options are still limited, as his videos show.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune Well, 5 Apr. 2023
What needs to be done and how to do it are what voters decide by choosing their district attorney.
—Maya Wiley, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
For help with choosing sustainable brands, follow our experts’ advice below: 4.
—Laurie Jennings, Good Housekeeping, 4 Apr. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English chosen, from Old English cēosan; akin to Old High German kiosan to choose, Latin gustare to taste
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of choose was
before the 12th century
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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
Words nearby choose
chook chaser, chook raffle, choom, choon, choora, choose, choose up, choosy, Cho Oyu, chop, chopa
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Words related to choose
accept, adopt, appoint, cast, designate, determine, elect, embrace, favor, judge, love, name, prefer, single out, take, want, co-opt, crave, cull, desire
How to use choose in a sentence
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Many will think about their pillows in purely functional terms and either not care about or simply choose to ignore any association with Mike Lindell.
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The traditional way of advertising includes choosing the right ad content and selecting the right channel or platform to display your ad.
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He chose his sites carefully, to avoid reducing availability for the vulnerable.
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Bauer said he chose the Dodgers in part because of the way they interpret data, not merely that they use it.
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Paired with someone who also values family, whether it’s blood related or chosen family.
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House rules require an absolute majority of members voting to choose a speaker.
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The reason pilots would choose to use guns over a bomb or a missile is simple.
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That gays (and other liberals) should choose Canadian oil because Canada “has no laws prohibiting LGBT lifestyle.”
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So why did the God of the Hebrew people choose such a scandalous setting for becoming human?
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But, Hamlawa says, she choose to stay on the front lines instead, “I stayed with my other daughters.”
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«I will,» gruffly replied the man, with a look which showed that he was sorry to be forced to choose the second alternative.
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It had been a pleasure to choose the various tasteful specimens of the upholsterer’s art.
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She would not dare to choose, and begged that Mademoiselle Reisz would please herself in her selections.
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Your most intimate friend arrived in Paris, and you choose the next day to make a little tour!
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He shall eat butter and honey, that he may know to refuse the evil, and to choose the good.
British Dictionary definitions for choose
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
Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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Other Idioms and Phrases with choose
In addition to the idiom beginning with choose
- choose up
also see:
- beggars can’t be choosers
- pick and choose
Also see underchoice.
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Other forms: chosen; chose; choosing; chooses
The hardest part of adopting a dog from a shelter is when you have to choose which one to bring home with you. When you pick out one pup from the mass of barking canines, that’s the dog you choose.
Any time you decide on one thing over another — whether it’s a seat on a plane, a new pair of shoes, or who you want to marry — you choose it. The Old English word that choose comes from is ceosan, which means something closer to «taste.»
Definitions of choose
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verb
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
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synonyms:
pick out, select, take
see moresee less-
types:
- show 39 types…
- hide 39 types…
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empanel, impanel, panel
select from a list
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anoint
choose by or as if by divine intervention
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field
select (a team or individual player) for a game
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sieve, sift
distinguish and separate out
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draw
select or take in from a given group or region
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dial
choose by means of a dial
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go, plump
give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number
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pick
select carefully from a group
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elect
choose
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excerpt, extract, take out
take out of a literary work in order to cite or copy
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cull out, winnow
select desirable parts from a group or list
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cream off, skim off
pick the best
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pick over, sieve out
separate or remove
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assign, set apart, specify
select something or someone for a specific purpose
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single out
select from a group
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think of
choose in one’s mind
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define, determine, fix, limit, set, specify
decide upon or fix definitely
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adopt, espouse, follow
choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
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screen, screen out, sieve, sort
examine in order to test suitability
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vote in
elect in a voting process
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elect
select by a vote for an office or membership
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nominate, propose
put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position
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vote
express one’s preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote
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quantify
use as a quantifier
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hand-pick
pick personally and very carefully
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dedicate
set apart to sacred uses with solemn rites, of a church
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detail
assign to a specific task
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nominate, put forward, put up
propose as a candidate for some honor
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name
mention and identify by name
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reset
set anew
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define
give a definition for the meaning of a word
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co-opt
choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague
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reelect, return
elect again
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write in
cast a vote by inserting a name that does not appear on the ballot
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turn thumbs down, vote down
vote against
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outvote
defeat by a majority of votes
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ballot
vote by ballot
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poll
vote in an election at a polling station
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adhere, stick
be a devoted follower or supporter
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type of:
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decide, determine, make up one’s mind
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
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verb
select as an alternative over another
“I always
choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant”-
synonyms:
opt, prefer
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verb
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”
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- chuse (obsolete)
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English cheosen, chesen, from Old English ċēosan (“to choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test, accept, settle for, approve”), from Proto-West Germanic *keusan, from Proto-Germanic *keusaną (“to taste, choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵéwseti, from *ǵews- (“to taste, try”).
Cognate with Scots chuise, cheese (“to choose”), North Frisian kese (“to choose”), Saterland Frisian kjoze (“to choose”), West Frisian kieze (“to choose”), Dutch kiezen (“to choose”), French choisir (“to choose”), Low German kesen (“to choose”), German Low German kiesen (“to pick, select”), archaic and partially obsolete German kiesen (“to choose”), Danish kyse (“to frighten (via ‘to charm, allure’ and ‘to enchant’)”), Norwegian kjose (“to choose”), Swedish tjusa (“to charm, allure, enchant”), Icelandic kjósa (“to choose, vote, elect”), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan, “to test”), Latin gustō (“I taste, sample”), Ancient Greek γεύω (geúō, “to feed”), Sanskrit जोषति (jóṣati, “to like, enjoy”), Russian kúšatʹ (“to have a meal, to eat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: cho͞oz, IPA(key): /t͡ʃuːz/
- Rhymes: -uːz
- Homophone: chews
Verb[edit]
choose (third-person singular simple present chooses, present participle choosing, simple past chose or (nonstandard) choosed, past participle chosen or (nonstandard) choosed or (now colloquial) chose)
- To pick; to make the choice of; to select.
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I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.
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- To elect.
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He was chosen as president in 1990.
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- To decide to act in a certain way.
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I chose to walk to work today.
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- To prefer; to wish; to desire.
- 2016, Justin Deschamps:
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Choose truth, and find beauty. Choose love, and embrace change.
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1766, [Oliver Goldsmith], The Vicar of Wakefield: […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), Salisbury, Wiltshire: […] B. Collins, for F[rancis] Newbery, […], →OCLC; reprinted London: Elliot Stock, 1885, →OCLC:
- The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.
- 2016, Justin Deschamps:
Usage notes[edit]
- This is a catenative verb that takes the to infinitive. See Appendix:English catenative verbs
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of choose
| infinitive | (to) choose | |
|---|---|---|
| present tense | past tense | |
| 1st-person singular | choose | chose, choosed* |
| 2nd-person singular | choose, choosest† | chose, choosed*, chosest†, choosedst† |
| 3rd-person singular | chooses, chooseth† | chose, choosed* |
| plural | choose | |
| subjunctive | choose | chose, choosed* |
| imperative | choose | — |
| participles | choosing | chosen, choosed*, chose** |
Derived terms[edit]
- choose one’s battles
- choose sides
- choose the wrong horse
- choose up
- choose your own adventure
- choose-your-own-adventure
- cut and choose
- divide and choose
- nothing to choose between
- pick and choose
- right to choose
[edit]
- choice
- choosy
- chosen
Translations[edit]
to pick
- Afrikaans: kies (af)
- Aklanon: pili’
- Albanian: zgjedh (sq)
- Arabic: اِخْتَارَ (iḵtāra)
- Egyptian Arabic: اختار (iḵtār)
- Armenian: ընտրել (hy) (əntrel)
- Assamese: বাছা (basa) বাছনি (basoni), নিৰ্বাচন কৰা (nirrason kora)
- Asturian: escoyer, elixir
- Azerbaijani: seçmək (az)
- Bashkir: һайлау (haylaw)/һайҙау (hayðaw)
- Basque: aukeratu
- Belarusian: выбіра́ць impf (vybirácʹ), вы́браць pf (výbracʹ)
- Bengali: নির্বাচন করা (nirbacon kora)
- Bulgarian: подби́рам (bg) impf (podbíram)
- Burmese: ရွေး (my) (rwe:)
- Catalan: triar (ca), escollir (ca), elegir (ca)
- Cebuano: pili
- Chechen: харжа (xarža)
- Chinese:
- Cantonese: 揀／拣 (gaan2), 選擇／选择 (syun2 zaak6)
- Mandarin: 選擇／选择 (zh) (xuǎnzé), 挑選／挑选 (zh) (tiāoxuǎn)
- Czech: volit (cs) impf, zvolit (cs) pf, vybírat (cs) impf, vybrat (cs) pf
- Danish: vælge (da), udvælge, foretrække
- Dutch: kiezen (nl), uitkiezen (nl)
- Egyptian: (stp)
- Esperanto: elekti
- Estonian: valima
- Even: хинма- (hinma-)
- Evenki: синма- (sinma-)
- Extremaduran: escohel
- Finnish: valita (fi)
- French: choisir (fr)
- Friulian: sielzi, cerni
- Galician: escoller (gl), elixir (gl)
- Georgian: ამორჩევა (amorčeva)
- German: wählen (de), auswählen (de)
- Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waljan)
- Greek: διαλέγω (el) (dialégo)
- Ancient: αἱρέομαι (hairéomai), ἐκλέγω (eklégō)
- Haitian Creole: chwazi
- Hebrew: בחר (he) (bakhár)
- Higaonon: pili
- Hindi: चुनना (hi) (cunnā)
- Hungarian: kiválaszt (hu)
- Icelandic: velja (is)
- Ido: selektar (io)
- Ilocano: pili
- Indonesian: memilih (id), pilih (id)
- Ingush: хержа (xerža)
- Irish: roghnaigh, togh
- Old Irish: do·goa
- Italian: scegliere (it), selezionare (it)
- Japanese: 選ぶ (ja) (えらぶ, erabu)
- Javanese: milih (jv)
- Kazakh: таңдау (kk) (tañdau)
- Khmer: រើស (km) (rəəh), ជ្រើស (km) (crəəh)
- Korean: 고르다 (ko) (goreuda)
- Kyrgyz: тандоо (ky) (tandoo)
- Lao: ເລືອກ (lư̄ak)
- Latin: legō (la), dēligō, ēligō, creō (la), optō, dēsūmō
- Latvian: atlasīt
- Lithuanian: pasirinkti
- Lombard: scernì (lmo)
- Macedonian: и́збира impf (ízbira)
- Malay: pilih (ms)
- Maltese: għażel
- Mansaka: palli
- Maori: whiri, kōwhiri
- Maranao: piliq
- Middle English: chesen
- Mongolian: сонгох (mn) (songox)
- Nahuatl: pehpena
- Nepali: छान्नु (chānnu)
- Ngazidja Comorian: utsungua
- Norman: chouaîsi
- Northern Thai: ᩃᩮᩬᩥᨠ
- Norwegian:
- Bokmål: velge (no)
- Occitan: triar (oc), causir (oc)
- Old English: ceosan
- Old Javanese: pilih
- Old Saxon: kiosan
- Persian: گزیدن (fa) (gazidan)
- Polish: wybierać (pl) impf, wybrać (pl) pf
- Portuguese: escolher (pt)
- Quechua: akllay, akray
- Romanian: alege (ro)
- Romansch: tscherner, tscharner, tschearner
- Russian: выбира́ть (ru) impf (vybirátʹ), вы́брать (ru) pf (výbratʹ)
- Sanskrit: वृणोति (sa) (vṛṇoti)
- Scottish Gaelic: tagh
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: изабрати, одабрати
- Roman: izabrati (sh), odabrati (sh)
- Shan: လိူၵ်ႈ (shn) (lōek)
- Sinhalese: තෝරා ගන්නවා (tōrā gannawā)
- Slovak: vyberať impf, vybrať pf
- Slovene: izbrati (sl)
- Spanish: escoger (es), elegir (es)
- Swedish: välja (sv)
- Tagalog: pili (tl)
- Tai Dam: ꪹꪩꪀ
- Tajik: газидан (tg) (gazidan)
- Tatar: сайларга (saylarga)
- Tausug: pii
- Tetum: hili
- Thai: เลือก (th) (lʉ̂ʉak), คัดเลือก (th) (kát lêuak), คัด (th) (kát), เฟ้น (th) (fén)
- Turkish: seçmek (tr)
- Turkmen: seçmek, saýlamak
- Ukrainian: вибира́ти impf (vybyráty), ви́брати pf (výbraty)
- Urdu: چننا (cunnā)
- Uzbek: tanlamoq (uz)
- Venetian: ẑernir (vec), sièlder, sèlier, sèłier, sernìr, sèrner, sèrnar
- Vietnamese: chọn (vi), lựa chọn (vi), kén chọn (vi)
- Walloon: tchoezi (wa)
- Welsh: dewis (cy)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: pili’
to elect
- Arabic: اِخْتَارَ (iḵtāra)
- Armenian: ընտրել (hy) (əntrel)
- Aromanian: aleg
- Assamese: বাছা (basa) বাছনি (basoni), নিৰ্বাচন কৰা (nirrason kora)
- Asturian: escoyer, elixir
- Bashkir: һайлау (haylaw)/һайҙау (hayðaw)
- Basque: aukeratu
- Bulgarian: избирам (bg) (izbiram)
- Catalan: escollir (ca), triar (ca), elegir (ca)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 選舉／选举 (zh) (xuǎnjǔ)
- Czech: volit (cs), zvolit (cs), vyvolit
- Danish: vælge (da), kåre
- Dutch: kiezen (nl), verkiezen (nl)
- Esperanto: elekti
- Estonian: valima
- Finnish: valita (fi)
- French: élire (fr)
- Galician: elixir (gl)
- Georgian: ამორჩევა (amorčeva)
- German: wählen (de)
- Greek: εκλέγω (el) (eklégo)
- Hebrew: בחר (he) (bakhár)
- Hindi: चुनना (hi) (cunnā)
- Hungarian: megválaszt (hu), választ (hu)
- Icelandic: velja (is)
- Ido: elektar (io)
- Ilocano: pili
- Indonesian: memilih (id), pilih (id)
- Irish: togh
- Italian: eleggere (it)
- Japanese: 選ぶ (ja) (えらぶ, erabu)
- Korean: 고르다 (ko) (goreuda)
- Latin: ēligō, dīligō, legō (la)
- Latvian: izvēlēties
- Lithuanian: išrinkti
- Malay: pilih (ms)
- Maltese: ħatar, talla’
- Maori: kōwhiri, pōti (mi)
- Middle English: chesen
- Mongolian: сонгох (mn) (songox)
- Occitan: elegir (oc)
- Persian: برگزیدن (fa), انتخاب کردن (fa)
- Polish: wybierać (pl), wybrać (pl)
- Portuguese: escolher (pt)
- Quechua: akllay, akllai, akrai
- Romanian: alege (ro)
- Russian: выбира́ть (ru) impf (vybirátʹ), вы́брать (ru) pf (výbratʹ), избира́ть (ru) impf (izbirátʹ), избра́ть (ru) pf (izbrátʹ), взять (ru) (vzjatʹ)
- Scots: wale
- Scottish Gaelic: tagh
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: изабрати, одабрати
- Roman: izabrati (sh), odabrati (sh)
- Slovene: izvoliti
- Spanish: elegir (es)
- Swedish: välja (sv)
- Tagalog: pili (tl)
- Thai: เลือกตั้ง (th) (lʉ̂ʉak-dtâng)
- Turkish: seçmek (tr)
- Ukrainian: вибира́ти (vybyráty)
- Urdu: چننا (cunnā)
- Vietnamese: chọn (vi)
- Walloon: relére (wa)
- Welsh: ethol (cy)
- Yiddish: קלײַבן (klaybn), אויסקלײַבן (oysklaybn)
to decide to act in a certain way
- Asturian: escoyer, elixir
- Bulgarian: решавам (bg) (rešavam)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 決定／决定 (zh) (juédìng)
- Czech: zvolit si pf, rozhodnout se (cs) pf
- Danish: foretrække, have lyst, finde for godt
- Dutch: kiezen (nl)
- Finnish: päättää (fi)
- French: décider (fr)
- Galician: escoller (gl)
- Georgian: გადაწყვეტა (gadac̣q̇veṭa)
- German: entscheiden (de)
- Ilocano: pili
- Irish: togh
- Italian: decidere (it)
- Korean: 선택하다 (ko) (seontaekhada)
- Latin: legō (la)
- Maltese: iddeċieda
- Middle English: chesen
- Portuguese: escolher (pt), escolher (pt) m
- Romanian: vrea (ro), prefera (ro)
- Russian: реша́ть (ru) impf (rešátʹ), реши́ть (ru) pf (rešítʹ)
- Scottish Gaelic: tagh
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: одлучити, одабрати
- Roman: odlučiti (sh), odabrati (sh)
- Spanish: escoger (es), elegir (es)
- Venetian: deciđer, desidar
Translations to be checked
- Albanian: (please verify) zgjedh (sq)
- Esperanto: (please verify) elekti
- Indonesian: (please verify) pilih (id)
- Norwegian: (please verify) velge (no), (please verify) utvelge, (please verify) beslutte (no)
- Spanish: (please verify) elegir (es), (please verify) escoger (es)
- Tongan: (please verify) fili
Conjunction[edit]
choose
- (mathematics) The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.
- The number of distinct subsets of size k from a set of size n is
or «n choose k«.
- The number of distinct subsets of size k from a set of size n is
See also[edit]
Binomial coefficient on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English chose, chos, chooce, a Northern dialectal form of Middle English chois (“choice”). Cognate with Scots chose, choose, chuse (“choosing, choice, selection”). Doublet of choice, which see for more.
Noun[edit]
choose (plural chooses)
- (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) The act of choosing; selection.
- (obsolete, Northern England, Scotland) The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.
References[edit]
- “choose”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- choose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.
Anagrams[edit]
- Cohoes, cohoes, ooches
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I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to choose the road that I have the most passion on because then you can never really blame yourself for making the wrong choices. You can always say you’re following your passion.
Darren Aronofsky
ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHOOSE
Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF CHOOSE
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHOOSE
Choose is a verb.
WHAT DOES CHOOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Choose
Choose may refer to: ▪ Choice, the act of judging the merits of multiple options and selecting one of them for action ▪ Binomial coefficient, a mathematical function describing number of possible selections of subsets ▪ Morra, a hand game sometimes referred to as Choose ▪ Choose, a crime horror film directed by Marcus Graves ▪ «Choose», a song by Stone Sour from their eponymous album…
Definition of choose in the English dictionary
The first definition of choose in the dictionary is to select from a number of alternatives. Other definition of choose is to consider it desirable or proper. Choose is also to like; please.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CHOOSE
PRESENT
Present
I choose
you choose
he/she/it chooses
we choose
you choose
they choose
Present continuous
I am choosing
you are choosing
he/she/it is choosing
we are choosing
you are choosing
they are choosing
Present perfect
I have chosen
you have chosen
he/she/it has chosen
we have chosen
you have chosen
they have chosen
Present perfect continuous
I have been choosing
you have been choosing
he/she/it has been choosing
we have been choosing
you have been choosing
they have been choosing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I chose
you chose
he/she/it chose
we chose
you chose
they chose
Past continuous
I was choosing
you were choosing
he/she/it was choosing
we were choosing
you were choosing
they were choosing
Past perfect
I had chosen
you had chosen
he/she/it had chosen
we had chosen
you had chosen
they had chosen
Past perfect continuous
I had been choosing
you had been choosing
he/she/it had been choosing
we had been choosing
you had been choosing
they had been choosing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will choose
you will choose
he/she/it will choose
we will choose
you will choose
they will choose
Future continuous
I will be choosing
you will be choosing
he/she/it will be choosing
we will be choosing
you will be choosing
they will be choosing
Future perfect
I will have chosen
you will have chosen
he/she/it will have chosen
we will have chosen
you will have chosen
they will have chosen
Future perfect continuous
I will have been choosing
you will have been choosing
he/she/it will have been choosing
we will have been choosing
you will have been choosing
they will have been choosing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would choose
you would choose
he/she/it would choose
we would choose
you would choose
they would choose
Conditional continuous
I would be choosing
you would be choosing
he/she/it would be choosing
we would be choosing
you would be choosing
they would be choosing
Conditional perfect
I would have choose
you would have choose
he/she/it would have choose
we would have choose
you would have choose
they would have choose
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been choosing
you would have been choosing
he/she/it would have been choosing
we would have been choosing
you would have been choosing
they would have been choosing
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you choose
we let´s choose
you choose
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
choosing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHOOSE
Synonyms and antonyms of choose in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «CHOOSE»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «choose» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «choose» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF CHOOSE
Find out the translation of choose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of choose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «choose» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
选择
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
elegir
570 millions of speakers
English
choose
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
चयन
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
يَخْتارُ
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
выбирать
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
escolher
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
পছন্দ
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
choisir
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
Pilih
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
auswählen
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
選ぶ
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
선택하다
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Milih
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
lựa chọn
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
தேர்வு
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
निवडा
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
seçmek
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
scegliere
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
wybrać
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
обирати
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
a alege
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
επιλέγω
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
kies
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
välja
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
velge
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of choose
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOOSE»
The term «choose» is very widely used and occupies the 1.458 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «choose» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of choose
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «choose».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHOOSE» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «choose» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «choose» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about choose
10 QUOTES WITH «CHOOSE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word choose.
There is this strange fog of being a young man that I would refer to as soft time. Time does not go forward there. It’s a series of doors that kind of wind back into one another, like a series of doors in the upper floor of a house. You revisit the same lessons over and over again, or you choose to ignore them.
By the time I reached high school my father’s grocery store had made our life adequately comfortable and I was able to choose, without any practical encumbrances, the subjects that I wanted to pursue in college.
You need to be dedicated to your workout, whatever you choose.
To live is to choose. But to choose well, you must know who you are and what you stand for, where you want to go and why you want to get there.
I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to choose the road that I have the most passion on because then you can never really blame yourself for making the wrong choices. You can always say you’re following your passion.
You choose to be happy, and in life we have as many good days as bad days. I try to find and record those songs that pull you through the bad days, and keep you believing that the good days are just around the corner.
Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain… To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices — today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.
Remember, social progress only happens when those in society’s privileged classes choose to give up their status.
I’ve been coaching the sport for a number of years. And I went through many athletes. Some athletes stay with your program for a long, long period of time. Some athletes, they have a different approach as far as coaching style or your philosophies. I totally respect their own opinions — they have the right to choose their own coach.
‘The Author’ is a play about responsibility, how active we are as spectators and how responsible we are for what we choose to look at.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHOOSE»
Discover the use of choose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to choose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Free to Choose: A Personal Statement
Argues that free-market forces work better than government controls for achieving real equality and security, protecting consumers and workers, providing education, and avoiding inflation and unemployment
2
Refuse to Choose!: Use All of Your Interests, Passions, and …
Identifies seven personality types that share a common quality of having numerous unrelated interests, explaining how to prioritize and pursue multiple goals simultaneously in order to enjoy a successful and varied life.
3
Why Choose this Book?: How We Make Decisions
A director in theoretical neuroscience introduces readers to the latest findings in the science of decision-making, offering an accessible discussion of the origins of aesthetic choices, ethical behavior, financial decisions, and more, in …
4
Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose
Packed with helpful suggestions for those seeking love and those already in it, this book is about love’s many puzzles. The second edition furthers the work of the popular and successful first edition.
5
The Power to Choose: Bangladeshi Women and Labor Market …
Naila Kabeer examines the lives of women workers in different urban centers to shed light on the question of what constitutes ‘fair’ competition in international trade.
6
Choose Life: A Dialogue
In this volume — which still reads as freshly as it did when it was first published, and which is now reissued for a new generation of readers — the inspiring challenge issued by both men is framed as follows: will humankind choose to …
Arnold Toynbee, Daisaku Ikeda, 2007
7
Choose and Focus: Japanese Business Strategies for the 21st …
Examines how «choose and focus» strategies, whereby corporations concentrate on core areas and spin off unrelated businesses, have completely altered the strategic logic of Japan’s previous industrial architecture.
8
Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship
In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive …
9
How We Choose to be Happy: The 9 Choices of Extremely Happy …
Two professional training consultants explain how readers can create their own personal definition of happiness and how they can make happiness a central goal in life, illuminating nine fundamental principles that can transform one’s …
Rick Foster, Greg Hicks, 2004
10
Defining Moments: When Managers Must Choose Between Right …
The first story presents a young man whose choice will affect him only as an individual; the second, a department head, whose decision will influence his organization; the third, a corporate executive, whose actions will have much larger, …
Joseph Badaracco Jr., 2013
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHOOSE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term choose is used in the context of the following news items.
Florida universities among the top schools Jews choose
That’s according to Hillel International’s annual “Schools that Jews Choose” college rankings. Hillel bills itself as the largest Jewish student … «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
Choose your all-time Reds All-Star team
So if you could choose your own All-Time Reds All-Star team — any All-Star player from any year — who would be on it? In honor of the 2015 … «WCPO, Jul 15»
Not Having To Choose Between Income And Experience
This summer, for the first time, Goldin won’t have to choose. Hillel at Baruch College, with support from UJA-Federation of New York and the … «The Jewish Week, Jul 15»
Choose the right beard style for you
Brave the monsoon with these beards that are easy to maintain. Celebrity hairstylist Asgar Saboo shares some of his top tips for achieving the … «Times of India, Jul 15»
Insider Buzz: Jets Could Choose to Extend Wilkerson over …
Defensive end Sheldon Richardson has been suspended four games by the NFL, and this could hurt his long-term future with the New York … «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
What songs do players choose as walk-out music? (video)
What songs do players choose as walk-out music? (video). KARSAY. Steve Karsay, locked in during a spring-training game in 2001 against … «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
Tyga Addresses Penis Pic Scandal: »I’ll Never Understand Why …
I’ll never understand why people choose hate and negativity over anything else.» Additionally, Tyga’s lawyer, Lee Hutton, confirms the … «E! Online, Jul 15»
Dishonored 2’s leads play differently and you have to choose …
«[Y]ou play as Emily for like half an hour and then you get to this pivotal moment where a dramatic thing happens, and you choose at that point … «Destructoid, Jul 15»
Choose Profit Growth Over Buybacks: 4 Picks
Rather than investing in new plants, equipment and products, or paying their taxes and giving raises and bonuses to their employees, big … «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
How to choose the right sofa
The shape and style you choose should complement the style of your home and, most importantly, the people who are going to use it. «Domain News, Jul 15»
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choose
opt; pick out; select: She will not choose him as a dinner partner again.
Not to be confused with:
chews – grinds and bites with the teeth; masticates: He chews with his mouth open.
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choose
(cho͞oz)
v. chose (chōz), cho·sen (chō′zən), choos·ing, choos·es
v.tr.
1. To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out: Which book did you choose at the library?
2.
a. To prefer above others: chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.
b. To determine or decide: chose to fly rather than drive.
v.intr.
To make a choice; make a selection: was used to doing as she chose.
Phrasal Verb:
choose up
To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.
Idiom:
cannot choose but
Can only do; cannot do otherwise: We cannot choose but to observe the rules.
choos′er n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
choose
(tʃuːz)
vb, chooses, choosing, chose or chosen
1. to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives
2. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or proper: I don’t choose to read that book.
3. (intr) to like; please: you may stand if you choose.
4. cannot choose but to be obliged to: we cannot choose but vote for him.
5. nothing to choose between little to choose between (of two people or objects) almost equal
[Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan]
ˈchooser n
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
choose
(tʃuz)
v. chose, cho•sen, choos•ing. v.t.
1. to select from a number of possibilities: She chose July for her wedding.
2. to prefer or decide (to do something): to choose to speak.
3. to want or desire, as one thing over another.
v.i.
4. to make a choice: to choose carefully.
5. to be inclined: Stay or go, as you choose.
6. choose up,
a. to select the team members of.
b. to pick players for opposing teams.
Idioms:
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than: We cannot choose but obey.
[before 1000; Middle English chosen,chesen, Old English cēosan, c. Old High German kiosan, Gothic kiusan; akin to Greek geúesthai to enjoy, Latin gustāre to taste]
choos′er, n.
Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
choose
When you choose someone or something from a group of people or things, you decide which one you want.
Why did he choose these particular places?
The past tense of choose is chose, not ‘choosed’. The past participle is chosen.
I chose a yellow dress.
Miles Davis was chosen as the principal soloist on both works.
1. ‘pick’ and ‘select’
Pick and select have very similar meanings to choose. Select is more formal than choose or pick, and is not usually used in conversation.
Next time let’s pick somebody who can fight.
They select books that seem to them important.
2. ‘appoint’
If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it.
It made sense to appoint a banker to this job.
The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.
3. ‘choose to’
If someone chooses to do something, they do it because they want to or because they feel it is right.
Some women choose to manage on their own.
The majority of people do not choose to be a single parent.
The way we choose to bring up children is vitally important.
You do not say that someone ‘picks to do‘ something or ‘selects to do‘ something.
Collins COBUILD English Usage © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 2004, 2011, 2012
choose
Past participle: chosen
Gerund: choosing
| Imperative |
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| choose |
| choose |
| Present |
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| I choose |
| you choose |
| he/she/it chooses |
| we choose |
| you choose |
| they choose |
| Preterite |
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| I chose |
| you chose |
| he/she/it chose |
| we chose |
| you chose |
| they chose |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am choosing |
| you are choosing |
| he/she/it is choosing |
| we are choosing |
| you are choosing |
| they are choosing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have chosen |
| you have chosen |
| he/she/it has chosen |
| we have chosen |
| you have chosen |
| they have chosen |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was choosing |
| you were choosing |
| he/she/it was choosing |
| we were choosing |
| you were choosing |
| they were choosing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had chosen |
| you had chosen |
| he/she/it had chosen |
| we had chosen |
| you had chosen |
| they had chosen |
| Future |
|---|
| I will choose |
| you will choose |
| he/she/it will choose |
| we will choose |
| you will choose |
| they will choose |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have chosen |
| you will have chosen |
| he/she/it will have chosen |
| we will have chosen |
| you will have chosen |
| they will have chosen |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be choosing |
| you will be choosing |
| he/she/it will be choosing |
| we will be choosing |
| you will be choosing |
| they will be choosing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been choosing |
| you have been choosing |
| he/she/it has been choosing |
| we have been choosing |
| you have been choosing |
| they have been choosing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been choosing |
| you will have been choosing |
| he/she/it will have been choosing |
| we will have been choosing |
| you will have been choosing |
| they will have been choosing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been choosing |
| you had been choosing |
| he/she/it had been choosing |
| we had been choosing |
| you had been choosing |
| they had been choosing |
| Conditional |
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| I would choose |
| you would choose |
| he/she/it would choose |
| we would choose |
| you would choose |
| they would choose |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have chosen |
| you would have chosen |
| he/she/it would have chosen |
| we would have chosen |
| you would have chosen |
| they would have chosen |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Verb | 1. | choose — 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»
anoint — choose by or as if by divine intervention; «She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group» field — select (a team or individual player) for a game; «The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl» sieve, sift — distinguish and separate out; «sift through the job candidates» draw — select or take in from a given group or region; «The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population» dial — choose by means of a dial; «dial a telephone number» plump, go — give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; «I plumped for the losing candidates» pick — select carefully from a group; «She finally picked her successor»; «He picked his way carefully» elect — choose; «I elected to have my funds deposited automatically» cull out, winnow — select desirable parts from a group or list; «cull out the interesting letters from the poet’s correspondence»; «winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants» pick over, sieve out — separate or remove; «The customer picked over the selection» set apart, assign, specify — select something or someone for a specific purpose; «The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise» single out — select from a group; «She was singled out for her outstanding performance» decide, make up one’s mind, determine — reach, make, or come to a decision about something; «We finally decided after lengthy deliberations» think of — choose in one’s mind; «Think of any integer between 1 and 25» adopt, espouse, follow — choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; «She followed the feminist movement»; «The candidate espouses Republican ideals» screen out, sieve, sort, screen — examine in order to test suitability; «screen these samples»; «screen the job applicants» vote in — elect in a voting process; «They voted in Clinton» elect — select by a vote for an office or membership; «We elected him chairman of the board» nominate, propose — put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; «The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission» vote — express one’s preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; «He voted for the motion»; «None of the Democrats voted last night» |
| 2. | choose — 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»
cop out, opt out — choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; «She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider» |
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| 3. | choose — 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»
pass judgment, evaluate, judge — form a critical opinion of; «I cannot judge some works of modern art»; «How do you evaluate this grant proposal?» «We shouldn’t pass judgment on other people» |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
choose
verb
1. pick, take, prefer, select, elect, adopt, opt for, designate, single out, espouse, settle on, fix on, cherry-pick, settle upon, predestine I chose him to accompany me on my trip.
pick leave, refuse, decline, reject, dismiss, exclude, forgo, throw aside
2. wish, want, desire, see fit You can just take out the interest every year, if you choose.
Proverbs
«If you run after two hares you will catch neither»
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
choose
verb
1. To make a choice from a number of alternatives:
2. To have the desire or inclination to:
Idioms: have a mind, see fit.
The American Heritage® Roget’s Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
vybratzvolitrozhodnout sevolitvybírat si
vælgeudvælge
elekti
valima
برگزیدن
valita
לבחור
biratiizabratiodabratiodlučiti
kiválasztmegválaszt
memilihpilih
veljavelja, ákveîa
選ぶえらぶ
선택하다
jokio skirtumonuspręstipasirinkti
gribētizmeklētizvēlētiesvēlēties
alegepreferavrea
izbrati
izabratiodabratiodlučiti
välja
เลือก
lựa chọn
choose
[tʃuːz] (chose (pt) (chosen (pp)))
B. VI → elegir, escoger
to choose between → elegir entre
there are several to choose from → hay varios entre los que elegir
as/when I choose → como/cuando me parezca, como/cuando me dé la gana (Sp)
Collins Spanish Dictionary — Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
choose
[ˈtʃuːz] [chose] [ˈtʃəʊz] (pt) [chosen] [ˈtʃəʊzən] (pp)
vt [+ thing, person] → choisir
to choose to do sth → décider de faire qch
there’s little to choose between them, there’s nothing to choose between them (mainly British) → il y a peu de différence entre eux chosen few
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
choose
pret <chose>, ptp <chosen>
vt
(= decide, elect) to choose to do something → es vorziehen, etw zu tun; may I come earlier? — if you choose to → darf ich früher kommen? — wenn Sie wollen
vi
to choose (between or among/from) → wählen or eine Wahl treffen (→ zwischen +dat → /aus or unter +dat); there is nothing or little to choose between them → sie sind gleich gut; there aren’t many to choose from → die Auswahl ist nicht sehr groß
(= decide, elect) as/if you choose → wie/wenn Sie wollen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
choose
[tʃuːz] (chose (vb: pt) (chosen (pp)))
2. vi → scegliere
to choose between → scegliere tra
there is nothing to choose between them → uno vale l’altro
to choose from → scegliere da or tra
there were several to choose from → vi era parecchia scelta
as/when I choose → come/quando voglio or decido io
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
choose
(tʃuːz) – past tense chose (tʃouz) : past participle chosen (ˈtʃouzn) – verb
1. to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants. Always choose (a book) carefully.
2. to decide (on one course of action rather than another). If he chooses to resign, let him do so.
nothing / not much to choose between
hardly any difference between. There’s not much to choose between the two methods.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
choose
→ يَخْتارُ vybrat vælge auswählen επιλέγω elegir valita choisir birati scegliere 選ぶ 선택하다 kiezen velge wybrać escolher выбирать välja เลือก seçmek lựa chọn 选择
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
choose
vt. escoger, elegir.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English chesen, from Old English cēosan; see geus- in Indo-European roots.]
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From Middle English chose, chos, chooce, from Middle English chosen («to choose»). see above. Cognate with Scots chose («choosing, choice, selection»).
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From Middle English chosen, chesen, from Old English ċēosan («to choose, seek out, select, elect, decide, test, accept, settle for, approve»), from Proto-Germanic *keusanan (“to taste, choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to taste, choose, enjoy”). Cognate with Scots chose, chese («to choose»), North Frisian kese («to choose»), West Frisian kieze («to choose»), Dutch kiezen («to choose»), German kiesen («to choose»), Danish kyse («to choose»), Norwegian kjose («to choose»), Swedish tjusa («to charm, allure»), Icelandic kjósa («to choose, vote, elect»), Gothic 𐌺𐌹𐌿𐍃𐌰𐌽 (kiusan, «to test»), Latin gustō («taste, sample», v).
vb , chooses, choosing, chose, chosen
1 to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc.) from a number of alternatives
2 tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive to consider it desirable or proper
I don’t choose to read that book
3 intr to like; please
you may stand if you choose
4 ♦
cannot choose but to be obliged to
we cannot choose but vote for him
5 ♦
nothing or little to choose between (of two people or objects) almost equal
(Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjosa, Old High German kiosan)
♦
chooser n
English Collins Dictionary — English Definition & Thesaurus 
choose
adopt, cherry-pick, cull, designate, desire, elect, espouse, fix on, opt for, pick, predestine, prefer, see fit, select, settle upon, single out, take, wish
Antonyms
decline, dismiss, exclude, forgo, leave, refuse, reject, throw aside
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
Collaborative Dictionary English Definition
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play it safe |
v. |
avoid or at least minimize risks ; choose the safest way in case of doubt |
to be on the safe side ; play safe |
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! basis delegate |
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(#BD) In humanocracy, a revocable delegate member of a group of 25 delegators, chosen and controlled by them. 25 basis delegates can choose a council delegate. |
Anarchists in Spain have chosen basis delegates in 1936. Similar delegates have been chosen during many struggles of the people : shop stewards in UK, revocable delegates in Italy during the 70th. |
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(#CD) In humanocracy, a revocable delegate member of a group of 25 basis delegates, chosen and controlled by them. 25 council delegates can choose a deputy-delegate. |
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be caught between two stools |
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find it difficult to choose between two alternatives ; feel torn between two situations |
Rosalie loved Cesar and David both equally, for different reasons, and was caught between two stools |
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WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023 choose /tʃuz/USA pronunciation
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023 choose
v.i.
choos′a•ble, adj.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: choose /tʃuːz/ vb (chooses, choosing, chose, chosen)
Etymology: Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan ˈchooser n ‘choose‘ also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): |
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Defenition of the word choose
- To make a choice from a number of alternatives.
- To choose; to select as an alternative to another.
- 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»
- select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; «I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant»; «She opted for the job on the East coast»
- 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»
- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- select as an alternative over another
- see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way
Synonyms for the word choose
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- decide
- decide on
- desire
- elect
- go for
- indicate
- opt
- opt for
- pick
- pick out
- point out
- prefer
- select
- take
- vote for
- want
- wish
Similar words in the choose
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- choose
- chooses
Hyponyms for the word choose
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- adopt
- anoint
- assign
- cop out
- cream off
- cull out
- define
- determine
- dial
- draw
- elect
- empanel
- espouse
- excerpt
- extract
- field
- fix
- follow
- go
- go with
- impanel
- limit
- nominate
- opt out
- panel
- pick
- pick over
- plump
- propose
- screen
- screen out
- set
- set apart
- side
- sieve
- sieve out
- sift
- single out
- skim off
- sort
- specify
- take out
- think of
- vote
- vote in
- winnow
Hypernyms for the word choose
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- decide
- determine
- evaluate
- judge
- make up one’s mind
- pass judgment
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