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Noun

He has some important choices to make.

You made a good choice.

She was faced with a difficult choice.

You can either accept the job or not. It’s your choice.

I read about the various options so that I could make an informed choice.

Given the choice, I’d rather stay home tonight.

A flexible health insurance plan gives patients more choice about doctors and coverage.

There is a wide range of choices.

Other choices on the menu looked equally tempting.

Adjective

Choice beef is not as expensive as prime beef.

choice chocolates for which chocolate lovers are willing to pay extra

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Dispatches from the Garden: How To Build a Stone Wall A broadcast spreader is a better choice than a drop spreader for homeowners.

—Brett Martin, Popular Mechanics, 11 Apr. 2023

And for internet speeds faster than the speed of light (OK, perhaps not that fast), the AT&T Fiber/DirecTV Stream bundle is the ideal choice.

—Stefanie Waldek, EW.com, 10 Apr. 2023

That signature look wasn’t exactly his choice, Mr. Fieri, 55, says.

—Lane Florsheim, WSJ, 10 Apr. 2023

For an average 4-person household, medium or large gas grills are a popular choice.

—Camryn Rabideau, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023

The North Rim has also been a popular choice for park goers looking for the road less traveled as only about 10 percent of all park visitors go there.

—Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2023

Gain Botanicals is an economical choice that not only has 65% of its formula coming from plants, but in our test, cleaned better than traditional formulas costing more.

—Carolyn Forté, goodhousekeeping.com, 8 Apr. 2023

The problem is that season-ticket holders have no choice in the matter.

—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2023

Find out why Tide Free & Gentle is the best choice for households both big and small.

—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 7 Apr. 2023

In the pro-choice moment from which Roe emerged, few thought that what happened in Dobbs could ever occur.

—Claudia Dreifus, CNN, 21 Jan. 2023

Word spread quickly in the country’s relatively small pro-life community—around 90 percent of Britons identify as pro-choice—and Colquhoun set up more groups around the U.K.

—Jessica Bateman, The New Republic, 9 Jan. 2023

But that was intolerable to the coalition of pro-choice and pro-life advocates who fought for the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA).

—Erika Bachiochi, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022

Long before the June decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, medical providers and pro-choice advocates braced for a future with diminishing access to legal abortions.

—Molly Glick, Discover Magazine, 13 July 2022

Nearly fifty years later, not a day has passed since the Court’s ruling where anti-choice, far-right extremists haven’t tried to take us backwards.

—Essence, 8 Apr. 2022

This time, the strategy failed, and Hanks lost the primary to pro-choice Republican Joe O’Dea.

—Grayson Quay, The Week, 21 July 2022

But the governor’s success as a pro-choice Republican looks to be a vestige of a time nearly gone.

—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2022

Capitol riot to the Blake Lives Matter riots and protests in summer 2020, as well as the difference in response to actions taken by pro-life versus pro-choice activists.

—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 15 Jan. 2023

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English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

choise, choyse (both obsolete)

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English chois, from Old French chois (“choice”), from choisir (“to choose, perceive”), possibly via assumed Vulgar Latin *causīre (“to choose”), from Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (kausjan, “to make a choice, taste, test, choose”), from Proto-Germanic *kauzijaną, from *keusaną (“to choose”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (“to choose”). Akin to Old High German kiosan (“to choose”), Old English ċēosan (“to choose”), Old Norse kjósa (“to choose”). More at choose.

The adjectival meaning of «especially good, preferred, select» was likely influenced by Middle English chyse, chys, chis (“choice, excellent”), from Old English ċīs, *ċīes (“choice; dainty; nice”), related to Old English ċēosan (“to choose”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃɔɪs/
Rhymes: -ɔɪs

Noun[edit]

choice (countable and uncountable, plural choices)

An option; a decision; an opportunity to choose or select something.
- 2012 January 1, Steven Sloman, “The Battle Between Intuition and Deliberation”, in American Scientist‎^[1], volume 100, number 1, page 74:
  
  Libertarian paternalism is the view that, because the way options are presented to citizens affects what they choose, society should present options in a way that “nudges” our intuitive selves to make choices that are more consistent with what our more deliberative selves would have chosen if they were in control.
Do I have a choice of what color to paint it?
(uncountable) The power to choose.

She didn’t leave us much choice.
- 1907, Woodrow Wilson, Constitutional Government in the United States, page 68:
  
  For he is also the political leader of the nation, or has it in his choice to be.
One selection or preference; that which is chosen or decided; the outcome of a decision.

The ice cream sundae is a popular choice for dessert.
Anything that can be chosen.

You have three choices: vanilla, strawberry or chocolate
(usually with the) The best or most preferable part.
(obsolete) Care and judgement in selecting; discrimination, selectiveness.
- 1625, Francis [Bacon], Apophthegmes New and Old. […], London: […] Hanna Barret, and Richard Whittaker, […], →OCLC:
  
  I imagine they [the apothegms of Caesar] were collected with judgment and choice.
- 1757, Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Enquiry into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful, London: R. & J. Dodsley, Part I, Section I, p. 1,^[2]
  
  We see children perpetually running from place to place to hunt out something new; they catch with great eagerness, and with very little choice, at whatever comes before them; their attention is engaged by every thing, because every thing has, in that stage of life, the charm of novelty to recommend it.
(obsolete) A sufficient number to choose among.
- c. 1591, Shakespeare, William, Henry VI, Part 1, act 5, scene 5, lines 17–18:
  
  And, which is more, she is not so divine, / So full replete with choice of all delights
(set theory) Ellipsis of axiom of choice..
- 2016 July 15, Decio Krause, Jonas R.B. Arenhart, The Logical Foundations of Scientific Theories: Languages, Structures, and Models (Routledge Studies in the Philosophy of Mathematics and Physics)‎^[3], Routledge, →ISBN, page 51:
  
  5. ZF* is the theory obtained from the aforementioned axiomatics (without choice) by adding the Axiom of Inaccessible Cardinals to be explained in the next secion; similarly, we get ZFC*.

Synonyms[edit]

(selection or preference): option, possibility; see also Thesaurus:option
(anything that can be chosen): assortment, range, selection
(definite: best or most preferable part): the cream
(sufficient number to choose among): abundance, profusion; see also Thesaurus:cornucopia

Derived terms[edit]

agreement on the choice of court
anti-choice
axiom of countable choice
choice function
choice of court agreement
choice of forum agreement
choice of forum clause
choice theory
choice word
choicy
dealer’s choice
discrete choice analysis
drug of choice
fielder’s choice
first choice
for choice
Hercules’ choice
Hobson’s choice
intertemporal choice
multiple-choice
multiple-choice question
of choice
of one’s choice
pro-choice
rational choice theory
sailor’s-choice
Sophie’s choice
spoiled for choice
spoilt for choice
you pays your money and you takes your choice
you pays your nickel and you takes your choice

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choose
choosey
chosen

Translations[edit]

option or decision

Albanian: zgjedhje (sq) f
Arabic: اِخْتِيَار‎ m (iḵtiyār)
Armenian: ընտրություն (hy) (əntrutʿyun)
Azerbaijani: seçim (az)
Basque: aukera
Belarusian: вы́бар m (výbar)
Bulgarian: и́збор (bg) m (ízbor)
Catalan: tria (ca) f
Chinese:

Mandarin: 選擇／选择 (zh) (xuǎnzé)
Czech: volba (cs) f, výběr (cs) m
Danish: valg (da) n
Dutch: keuze (nl) f, keuzemogelijkeheid f
Esperanto: elekto
Estonian: valik
Faroese: val (fo) n
Finnish: valinta (fi), valikoima (fi)
French: choix (fr) m
Georgian: არჩევა (arčeva)
German: Wahl (de) f
Greek: επιλογή (el) f (epilogí)

Ancient: ἐκλογή f (eklogḗ), αἵρεσις f (haíresis)
Hebrew: ברירה בְּרֵרָה‎ (he) f (brera)
Hindi: चुनाव (hi) m (cunāv)
Hungarian: választás (hu)
Icelandic: val (is) n
Irish: rogha (ga) f
Italian: scelta (it) f
Japanese: 選択 (ja) (せんたく, sentaku)
Korean: 선택 (ko) (seontaek)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: ھەڵبژاردە‎ (ckb) (hellbjarde), بژارە‎ (bjare), سەرتڵ‎ (sertill)
Latin: delectus (la) m, optiō f
Latvian: izvēle f
Lithuanian: rinklus, šiurkštus
Macedonian: избор m (izbor)
Malay: pilihan (ms), opsyen
Maltese: għażla
Maori: whiringa, kōwhitinga
Middle English: chois
Norwegian: valg (no)

Nynorsk: val n
Old English: cyre m
Persian: گزینه‎ (fa) (gozine)
Polish: wybór (pl) m
Portuguese: escolha (pt) f
Russian: вы́бор (ru) m (výbor)
Scottish Gaelic: taghadh m
Serbo-Croatian:

Cyrillic: ѝзбор m

Roman: ìzbor (sh) m
Silesian: wybier m
Sinhalese: තේරීම (tērīma)
Slovak: voľba f, výber m
Slovene: izbira f
Spanish: selección (es) f, decisión (es) f, opción (es) f
Swedish: val (sv) n
Thai: ทางเลือก (th) (taang-lʉ̂ʉak)
Turkish: seçim (tr)
Ukrainian: ви́бір m (výbir)
Vietnamese: sự quyết định
Walloon: tchuze (wa) f, tchoi (wa) m
Welsh: dewis (cy)
Yiddish: ברירה‎ f (breyre)

selection or preference

Afrikaans: fyn
Belarusian: вы́бар m (výbar)
Bulgarian: и́збор (bg) m (ízbor)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 選擇／选择 (zh) (xuǎnzé)
Czech: volba (cs) f, možnost (cs) f
Danish: valg (da) n
Dutch: keuze (nl) f
Esperanto: elekto
Estonian: valik
Finnish: vaihtoehto (fi)
French: choix (fr) m
German: Wahl (de) f
Greek: επιλογή (el) f (epilogí), εκλογή (el) (eklogí)

Ancient Greek: ἐκλογή f (eklogḗ), αἵρεσις f (haíresis)
Hebrew: בְּחִירָה‎ (he) f (b’khirá)
Hindi: पसंद (hi) f (pasand)
Irish: rogha (ga) f, toghadh m
Italian: scelta (it) f
Japanese: 選択 (ja) (sentaku)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: ئارەزوو‎ (ckb) (arezû)
Maori: whiringa
Ngazidja Comorian: mtsauo class 3/4
Persian: گزینه‎ (fa) (gozine), پسند‎ (fa) (pasand)
Polish: wybór (pl) m
Portuguese: escolha (pt) f
Quechua: akllay
Russian: вы́бор (ru) m (výbor)
Scottish Gaelic: taghadh m, roghainn m or f
Silesian: wybier m
Spanish: elección (es) f
Swedish: val (sv) n
Ukrainian: ви́бір m (výbir)
Walloon: tchuze (wa) f

anything that can be chosen

Belarusian: вы́бар m (výbar)
Chinese:

Mandarin: 選項／选项 (zh) (xuǎnxiàng)
Danish: valg (da) n
Finnish: vaihtoehto (fi)
French: choix (fr) m
German: Auswahl (de) f
Greek: επιλογή (el) f (epilogí)
Higaonon: pilion
Irish: rogha (ga) f
Japanese: 選択肢 (ja) (せんたくし, sentakushi)
Korean: 선택 (ko) (seontaek)
Kurdish:

Central Kurdish: ھەڵبژاردە‎ (ckb) (hellbjarde), بژارە‎ (bjare), سەرتڵ‎ (sertill)
Maori: whiringa, kōwhitinga
Persian: برگزیده‎ (fa) (bargozide), برگزیده شده‎ (bargozide šode)
Polish: wybór (pl) m
Portuguese: escolha (pt) f
Russian: вы́бор (ru) m (výbor)
Scottish Gaelic: taghadh m
Spanish: opción (es) f
Swedish: sortiment (sv) n, urval (sv) n
Ukrainian: ви́бір m (výbir), ви́бір m (výbir)
Walloon: tchuze (wa) f, sôre (wa) f

Adjective[edit]

choice (comparative choicer or more choice, superlative choicest or most choice)

Especially good or preferred.

Synonyms: prime, prize, quality, select, choicy

It’s a choice location, but you will pay more to live there.
- 1851 November 14, Herman Melville, chapter 33, in Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC, page 162:
  
  This it is, that for ever keeps God’s true princes of the Empire from the world’s hustings; and leaves the highest honors that this air can give, to those men who become famous more through their infinite inferiority to the choice hidden handful of the Divine Inert, than through their undoubted superiority over the dead level of the mass.
(obsolete) Careful in choosing; discriminating.
- 1856, J. R. Planché (tr.), Fairy Tales by the Countess d’Aulnoy, The Princess Carpillon:
  
  Thus musing, he ate nothing; the Queen, believing that it was in consequence of his having been unkindly received, loaded him with caresses; she herself handed him some exquisite fruits, of which she was very choice.

Translations[edit]

especially good or preferred

Bulgarian: отбран (bg) (otbran)
Danish: udsøgt
Dutch: uitgelezen (nl)
French: de choix
German: erlesen (de)
Greek:

Ancient: ἐξαίρετος (exaíretos)
Hebrew: מובחר‎ m (muvkhar), מובחרת‎ f (muvkheret)
Irish: tofa
Italian: di prima scelta
Latin: ēlectus
Maori: pūwharu
Middle English: chois
Polish: wyborowy (pl) m
Portuguese: seleto (pt) m
Spanish: exquisito (es)
Swedish: prima (sv), utsökt (sv), utvald (sv)

Interjection[edit]

choice

(slang, New Zealand) Cool; excellent.

«I’m going to the movies.» —«Choice!»

References[edit]

choice at OneLook Dictionary Search
“choice”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Anagrams[edit]

echoic

Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

choice

Alternative form of chois

Adjective[edit]

choice

Alternative form of chois

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noun

an act or instance of choosing; selection: Her choice of a computer was made after months of research. His parents were not happy with his choice of friends.

the right, power, or opportunity to choose; option: The child had no choice about going to school.

the person or thing chosen or eligible to be chosen: This book is my choice. He is one of many choices for the award.

an alternative: There is another choice.

an abundance or variety from which to choose: a wide choice of candidates.

something that is preferred or preferable to others; the best part of something: Mare’s Nest is the choice in the sixth race.

a carefully selected supply: This restaurant has a fine choice of wines.

a choice grade of beef.

adjective, choic·er, choic·est.

worthy of being chosen; excellent; superior.

carefully selected: choice words.

(in the grading of beef in the U.S.) rated between prime and good.

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Idioms about choice

of choice, that is generally preferred: A detached house is still the home of choice.

Origin of choice

1250–1300; Middle English chois<Old French, derivative of choisir to perceive, choose <Germanic; see choose

synonym study for choice

2. Choice, alternative, option, preference all suggest the power of choosing between things. Choice implies the opportunity to choose: a choice of evils. Alternative suggests that one has a choice between only two possibilities. It is often used with a negative to mean that there is no second possibility: to have no alternative. Option emphasizes free right or privilege of choosing: to exercise one’s option. Preference applies to a choice based on liking or partiality: to state a preference. 9. See fine¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM choice

choiceless, adjectivechoicely, adverbchoiceness, nounpre·choice, noun

Words nearby choice

Choctaw, Choctawhatchee, Choëphori, chog, Chogyal, choice, choir, choirboy, choirgirl, choir loft, choirmaster

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MORE ABOUT CHOICE

What is a basic definition of choice?

A choice is an act of choosing something from multiple options or is one of the options you can choose from. Choice also describes something as being carefully selected. Choice has several other senses as a noun and an adjective.

When a person makes a choice, they consider different options and select one of them. For example, you might look at different colors of paint for your bedroom and decide that you want red paint. Your choice of paint was red. When making a choice, the options can be physical things, like food to eat, or nonphysical things, like which direction to drive or what to name a baby. Choice comes from the verb choose, which means to select something from different options.

Real-life examples: Life is full of choices, ranging from what to eat for breakfast to what kind of job you want to have. Sadly, many people regret the choices they have made in life. We often face really tough choices where we don’t want to pick any of the options available.
Used in a sentence: She was really happy with her choice of becoming a Hollywood actress.

Choice also refers to a person or thing that is one of the possibilities a person can choose from.

Used in a sentence: I’m pretty sure going into the woods at night was the wrong choice.

Choice also describes something as being carefully chosen.

Used in a sentence: We narrowed down the menu to a few choice dishes.

Where does choice come from?

The first records of choice come from around 1250. It ultimately comes from the Old French choisir, meaning “to choose.”

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How is choice used in real life?

Choice is a very common word that means an act of picking something or an option that a person can choose.

My choice of music will tell you more about me than I ever will.

— Eric Alper 🎧 (@ThatEricAlper) November 29, 2020

The 7-11 candy aisle gives me anxiety, too many choices.

— Sean O’Donnell (@TheSeanODonnell) January 11, 2016

Try using choice!

True or False?

A yes-or-no question has two choices for the answer.

Words related to choice

excellent, preferred, prime, alternative, decision, distinction, election, favorite, finding, judgment, opportunity, option, pick, preference, variety, vote, 10, elect, elite, exclusive

How to use choice in a sentence

People have been forced to go online, who might not have gone there as a first choice.
The Prismacolor pencil set comes with an impressive variety of 150 colors, making this a great choice for art enthusiasts.
The economy ranks as the top issue in the state, with 27 percent of registered voters citing it as the single most important issue in their choice for president.
Zero-rating is detrimental to consumers, it compromises their freedom of choice.

He said he wants to create a “workplace of choice,” with policies that allow anyone who desires to be successful within the company to find their path.
The choice between freedom and fear is not difficult when seen with perspective.
Serve with the warm sauce and your choice of ice cream, whipped cream, or yogurt.
Removing choice is bullying and seems a horrid basis on which to anchor your relationship.
When Hitler became chancellor on Jan. 30, 1933, Hildebrand was confronted with a choice: Would he remain in Nazi Germany?
Disney has a choice whether to produce a program with certain fictional characters; the storyline could be re-written or changed.
With some difficulty Jos explained his mother’s disclaimer of the title of Senora, and the choice of names she offered to Ramona.
Then Mr. Blackbird selected a good many choice tidbits here and there, which he bolted with gusto.
Pedantic, unimaginative and presumptuous, Theobald was the logical choice for a Dunce King in 1728.
He apologized for interrupting their tête-à-tête, but said he had no choice, as the saloon was completely full.
The poor artist reconciled himself to go for a time to Brittany, and his choice fell on Concarneau.

British Dictionary definitions for choice

noun

the act or an instance of choosing or selecting

the opportunity or power of choosing

a person or thing chosen or that may be chosenhe was a possible choice

an alternative action or possibilitywhat choice did I have?

a supply from which to selecta poor choice of shoes

of choice preferred; favourite

adjective

of superior quality; excellentchoice wine

carefully chosen, appropriatea few choice words will do the trick

vulgar or rudechoice language

Derived forms of choice

choicely, adverbchoiceness, noun

Word Origin for choice

C13: from Old French chois, from choisir to choose

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Other Idioms and Phrases with choice

see by choice; Hobson’s choice; of choice; pays your money and takes your choice. Also see under choose.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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choice

choice [tʃɔɪs]

1) вы́бор, отбо́р; альтернати́ва;

to make choice of smth. выбира́ть, отбира́ть что-л.

;

2) не́что отбо́рное;

3) избра́нник; избра́нница

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Hobson’s choice отсу́тствие вы́бора, нали́чие то́лько одного́ предложе́ния, «э́то и́ли ничего́»

;

1) отбо́рный, лу́чший

2) разбо́рчивый, осторо́жный;

Англо-русский словарь Мюллера > choice
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choice

Англо-русский словарь по гражданской авиации > choice
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choice

Англо-русский словарь по полиграфии и издательскому делу > choice
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choice

Персональный Сократ > choice
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choice

choice of field

выбор посадочной площадки

English-Russian aviation dictionary > choice
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choice

English-Russian dictionary of biology and biotechnology > choice
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choice

[tʃɔɪs]

choice разборчивый, осторожный; to be choice of one’s company быть осторожным в знакомствах career choice выбор карьеры choice альтернатива choice ассортимент choice вариант choice возможность выбора choice выбор, отбор; альтернатива; a wide (a poor) choice большой (бедный) выбор; to make choice (of smth.) выбирать, отбирать (что-л.) choice выбор choice избранник; избранница; Hobson’s choice отсутствие выбора, наличие только одного предложения, «это или ничего»; for choice преимущественно choice изощренный choice изысканный choice лучший choice нечто отборное; here is the choice of the whole garden это лучшее, что есть в саду choice отбор choice отборный, лучший choice отборный choice разборчивый, осторожный; to be choice of one’s company быть осторожным в знакомствах consumer choice потребительский выбор choice избранник; избранница; Hobson’s choice отсутствие выбора, наличие только одного предложения, «это или ничего»; for choice преимущественно free choice свободный выбор free: to make (или to set) choice освобождать; free choice свобода выбора choice нечто отборное; here is the choice of the whole garden это лучшее, что есть в саду choice избранник; избранница; Hobson’s choice отсутствие выбора, наличие только одного предложения, «это или ничего»; for choice преимущественно take your choice выбирайте; I have no choice but у меня нет иного выхода, кроме; я принужден make a choice делать выбор choice выбор, отбор; альтернатива; a wide (a poor) choice большой (бедный) выбор; to make choice (of smth.) выбирать, отбирать (что-л.) to make (или to take) one’s choice сделать выбор menu choice вчт. выбор из меню occupational choice выбор профессии portfolio choice выбор портфеля ценных бумаг take your choice выбирайте; I have no choice but у меня нет иного выхода, кроме; я принужден choice выбор, отбор; альтернатива; a wide (a poor) choice большой (бедный) выбор; to make choice (of smth.) выбирать, отбирать (что-л.)

English-Russian short dictionary > choice
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choice

tʃɔɪs
1. сущ.
1) выбор, отбор;
подбор;
селекция to make/take one’s choice ≈ сделать выбор take your choice ≈ выбирайте careful choice ≈ тщательный отбор random choice ≈ случайный выбор free choice ≈ свободный выбор Syn: selection
2) выбор, альтернатива;
предмет выбора;
результат выбора a choice among/between/of ≈ выбор из bad, sorry, wrong choice ≈ неправильный/ошибочный выбор difficult choice ≈ сложная альтернатива good, happy, intelligent, judicious, wise choice ≈ мудрое решение, хороший выбор individual choice ≈ личный выбор limited choice ≈ ограниченный выбор I have no choice but ≈ у меня нет иного выхода, кроме;
я принужден Syn: alternative of choice ≈ предпочтительный Hobson’s choice ≈ отсутствие альтернативы
3) ассортимент
4) право выбора, возможность выбора Syn: option
5) лучшее, отборное, «сливки»;
(тж. о человеке) избранник;
избранница here is the choice of the whole garden ≈ это лучшее, что есть в саду Syn: elect
2. прил. лучший, наилучший, отборный;
высокого качества Syn: excellent, select, picked
выбор, отбор — to make a * of smth. выбирать что-л — to make one’s * сделать выбор — to take one’s * выбирать по своему усмотрению — take your * of rooms выбирайте любую комнату — for * по собственному выбору;
по своему усмотрению;
добровольно выбор, ассортимент — wide * большой выбор альтернатива;
возможность выбора — I have no * in the matter выбора у меня нет, я ничего не могу поделать, я вынужден поступить так — he had no * in the determination of his profession он не имел возможности выбирать профессию — I have no * but… у меня нет выхода, кроме…;
я вынужден… — he had no * but to go он был вынужден уйти — there is another * есть и другой выход (из положения) избранное, выбранное — this is my * я выбираю это;
вот что я выбрал избранник;
избранница — he was the people’s * он был избранником народа — everyone admires his * все восхищаются его избранницей нечто отборное;
цвет, сливки — the flower and * цвет и краса( чего-л) — these flowers are the * of my garden эти цветы — гордость моего сада (устаревшее) умение разбираться;
проницательность > there is small * in rotten apples (пословица) выбирать тут не из чего;
хрен редьки не слаще отборный, лучший — * goods отборные товары — * wines тонкие вина — * passage отрывок, избранное место( из книги) — of the *st quality самого лучшего качества изысканный, изощренный, тонкий — * arguments хорошо продуманные аргументы — * phrases изысканный язык;
отборная ругань — * and master spirit тонкий и глубокий ум преим. (диалектизм) разборчивый, привередливый — to be * of one’s company быть разборчивым в знакомствах преим. (диалектизм) бережливый, экономный — she is very * of it он этим очень дорожит
~ разборчивый, осторожный;
to be choice of one’s company быть осторожным в знакомствах
career ~ выбор карьеры
choice альтернатива ~ ассортимент ~ вариант ~ возможность выбора ~ выбор, отбор;
альтернатива;
a wide (a poor) choice большой (бедный) выбор;
to make choice( of smth.) выбирать, отбирать( что-л.) ~ выбор ~ избранник;
избранница;
Hobson’s choice отсутствие выбора, наличие только одного предложения, «это или ничего»;
for choice преимущественно ~ изощренный ~ изысканный ~ лучший ~ нечто отборное;
here is the choice of the whole garden это лучшее, что есть в саду ~ отбор ~ отборный, лучший ~ отборный ~ разборчивый, осторожный;
to be choice of one’s company быть осторожным в знакомствах
consumer ~ потребительский выбор
~ избранник;
избранница;
Hobson’s choice отсутствие выбора, наличие только одного предложения, «это или ничего»;
for choice преимущественно
free ~ свободный выбор free: to make (или to set) ~ освобождать;
free choice свобода выбора
~ нечто отборное;
here is the choice of the whole garden это лучшее, что есть в саду
~ избранник;
избранница;
Hobson’s choice отсутствие выбора, наличие только одного предложения, «это или ничего»;
for choice преимущественно
take your ~ выбирайте;
I have no choice but у меня нет иного выхода, кроме;
я принужден
make a ~ делать выбор
~ выбор, отбор;
альтернатива;
a wide (a poor) choice большой (бедный) выбор;
to make choice (of smth.) выбирать, отбирать (что-л.)
to make (или to take) one’s ~ сделать выбор
menu ~ вчт. выбор из меню
occupational ~ выбор профессии
portfolio ~ выбор портфеля ценных бумаг
take your ~ выбирайте;
I have no choice but у меня нет иного выхода, кроме;
я принужден
~ выбор, отбор;
альтернатива;
a wide (a poor) choice большой (бедный) выбор;
to make choice (of smth.) выбирать, отбирать (что-л.)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > choice
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choice

1. n выбор, отбор

2. n выбор, ассортимент

3. n альтернатива; возможность выбора

I have no choice but … — у меня нет выхода, кроме …; я вынужден …

4. n избранное, выбранное

5. n избранник; избранница

6. n нечто отборное; цвет, сливки

7. n арх. умение разбираться; проницательность

8. a отборный, лучший

9. a изысканный, изощрённый, тонкий

10. a преим. диал. разборчивый, привередливый

11. a преим. диал. бережливый, экономный

Синонимический ряд:

1. chosen (adj.) chosen; elect; exclusive; select

2. dainty (adj.) dainty; delicate; elegant; exquisite; rare; recherche

3. excellent (adj.) elite; excellent; exceptional; preferred; superlative; valuable

4. fine (adj.) fine; first-class; prime; superior; top-quality

5. array (noun) array; assortment; stock; supply; variety

6. best (noun) best; cream; elite; fat; flower; pride; prime; primrose; prize; top

7. pick (noun) acceptance; alternative; choosing; decision; election; option; pick; preference; selection

9. wish (noun) desire; discernment; discretion; pleasure; propensity; taste; volition; will; wish

Антонимический ряд:

compulsion; indifference; inferior; mediocre; necessity; poor; refuse; second-rate

English-Russian base dictionary > choice
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choice

1. [tʃɔıs]

1. выбор, отбор

to make a choice of smth. — выбирать /отбирать/ что-л.

for choice — по собственному выбору; по своему усмотрению; добровольно

2. выбор, ассортимент

wide [poor] choice — большой /богатый/ [бедный] выбор

3. альтернатива; возможность выбора

I have no choice in the matter — выбора у меня нет, я ничего не могу поделать, я вынужден поступить так

he had no choice in the determination of his profession — он не имел возможности выбирать профессию

I have no choice but… — у меня нет выхода /выбора/, кроме…; я вынужден…

he had no choice but to go — он был вынужден /ему ничего не оставалось, как/ уйти

4. 1) избранное, выбранное

this is my choice — я выбираю это; вот что я выбрал

2) избранник; избранница

everyone admires his choice — все восхищаются его избранницей /невестой/

3) нечто отборное; цвет, сливки

the flower and choice (of) — цвет и краса (чего-л.)

these flowers are the choice of my garden — эти цветы — гордость моего сада

5.

умение разбираться; проницательность

there is small choice in rotten apples — выбирать тут не из чего; ≅ хрен редьки не слаще

2. [tʃɔıs]

1. отборный, лучший

choice passage /piece/ — отрывок, избранное место ()

2. изысканный, изощрённый, тонкий

choice phrases — а) изысканный язык; б) отборная ругань

3.

диал. разборчивый, привередливый

4.

диал. бережливый, экономный

НБАРС > choice
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choice

English-russian dctionary of contemporary Economics > choice
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choice

1) выбор, отбор; подбор

2) альтернатива, вариант

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English-Russian scientific dictionary > choice
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choice

[ʧɔɪs]
1.

сущ.

1) выбор, отбор; подбор; селекция

to make / take one’s choice — сделать выбор

Syn:

2) выбор, альтернатива; предмет выбора; результат выбора

a choice among / between / of smth. — выбор из чего-л.

bad / sorry / wrong choice — неправильный, ошибочный выбор

happy / intelligent / judicious / wise choice — мудрое решение, правильный выбор

We had no choice but to accept the majority decision. — У нас не было иного выбора, кроме как принять решение большинства.

Syn:

4) право выбора, возможность выбора

Syn:

5) лучшее, отборное, «сливки»

6) избранник; избранница

Syn:

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2.

прил.

лучший, наилучший, отборный; высокого качества

Syn:

Англо-русский современный словарь > choice
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choice

[tʃɔɪs]

n

выбор, отбор, подбор

I had no choice. — У меня не было выбора.

There is small choice in rotten apples. — ◊ На безрыбье и рак рыба

— wide choice

— careful choice
— random choice
— free choice
— individual choice
— good choice
— bad choice
— choice among
— be careful in one’s choice of friends
— make a bad choice
— make one’s choice
— take your choice

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > choice
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choice

выбор
имя существительное:

имя прилагательное:

Англо-русский синонимический словарь > choice
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choice

сущ.

They gave us no choice. — Они не оставили нам выбора.

He is my choice for the next president. — Я буду голосовать за него на следующих президентских выборах.

Syn:

See:

Syn:

* * *

«выбор»: ситуация на Лондонской фондовой бирже, когда брокер может купить ценную бумагу по той же цене, по которой ему предлагают ее продать (в отношениях с разными партнерами).

* * *

выбор, ассортимент

Англо-русский экономический словарь > choice
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choice

1) выбор, отбор; альтернатива; a wide (a poor) choice большой (бедный) выбор; to make choice of smth. выбирать, отбирать что-л.; to make (или to take) one’s choice сделать выбор; take your choice выбирайте; I have no choice but у меня нет иного выхода, кроме; я принужден

2) нечто отборное; here is the choice of the whole garden это лучшее, что есть в саду

3) избранник; избранница

Hobson’s choice отсутствие выбора, наличие только одного предложения, ‘это или ничего’

for choice преимущественно

1) отборный, лучший

2) разборчивый, осторожный; to be choice of one’s company быть осторожным в знакомствах

Syn:

excellent

* * *

(n) альтернатива; возможность выбора; выбор; отбор; ситуация на лондонской фондовой бирже, когда

* * *

* * *

[ tʃɔɪs]
выбор, отбор, альтернатива, пункт меню, избранник, избранница, нечто отборное
отборный, лучший, разборчивый, осторожный

* * *

альтернатива

выбор

* * *

1. сущ.
1) выбор
2) выбор, альтернатива; предмет выбора; результат выбора
3) ассортимент
2. прил.
лучший, наилучший, отборный; высокого качества

Новый англо-русский словарь > choice
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choice

English-Russian electronics dictionary > choice
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choice

The New English-Russian Dictionary of Radio-electronics > choice
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choice

1) ассортимент

2) выбор; отбор

3) альтернатива, возможность выбора

Англо-русский словарь по экономике и финансам > choice

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choice

(chois)

1. The act of choosing; selection: It is time to make a choice between the candidates.

a. The power, right, or liberty to choose; option: The teacher gave me the choice between taking an exam and writing a paper.

b. An alternative: With no money, he had no choice but to walk home.

3. One that is chosen: That vase on sale looks like an excellent choice.

4. A number or variety from which to choose: a wide choice of styles and colors.

5. The right to terminate a pregnancy by induced abortion.

adj. choic·er, choic·est

1. Of very fine quality: choice peaches.

2. Selected with care; well-chosen: choice phrases.

3. Expressive of intense disapproval: had some choice words for the movers who dropped her antique spinet.

4. Of or relating to the USDA grade of beef with more marbling than select cuts and less marbling than prime cuts.

Idiom:

of choice

Preferred above others of the same kind or set: «the much used leveraged buyout as the weapon of choice» (Alison Leigh Cowan).

[Middle English chois, from Old French, from choisir, to choose, from Vulgar Latin *causīre, of Germanic origin; see geus- in Indo-European roots.]

choice′ly adv.

choice′ness n.

Synonyms: choice, selection, alternative, option, preference
These nouns denote something chosen or available for choosing: Choice and selection are the most general: My first choice was too costly. My selection from the menu turned out to be delicious. Both words can refer to a range of things available for choosing: You have a wide choice of colors. The store had a good selection of wines. Alternative emphasizes choice between two possibilities or courses of action: «Since the days of Thomas A. Edison, the auto industry has been trying to make a credible alternative to the internal combustion engine» (Danny Hakim).
Option is often used of a choice that requires careful consideration: The legislature outlined many tax options. Preference indicates a choice based on one’s values, bias, or predilections: We were offered our preference of appetizers.

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choice

(tʃɔɪs)

1. the act or an instance of choosing or selecting

2. the opportunity or power of choosing

3. a person or thing chosen or that may be chosen: he was a possible choice.

4. an alternative action or possibility: what choice did I have?.

5. a supply from which to select: a poor choice of shoes.

6. of choice preferred; favourite

adj

7. of superior quality; excellent: choice wine.

8. carefully chosen, appropriate: a few choice words will do the trick.

9. vulgar or rude: choice language.

[C13: from Old French chois, from choisir to choose]

ˈchoicely adv

ˈchoiceness n

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choice

(tʃɔɪs)

n., adj. choic•er, choic•est. n.

1. an act or instance of choosing; selection: a wise choice of friends.

2. the right, power, or opportunity to choose; option.

3. the person or thing chosen or eligible to be chosen: Blue is my choice for the rug.

4. an alternative.

5. an abundance or variety from which to choose.

6. something that is preferred or preferable to others; the best part.

adj.

7. worthy of being chosen; excellent.

8. carefully selected: choice words.

9. (of meat) designating a grade between prime and good or prime and select.

Idioms:

of choice, that is generally preferred: the treatment of choice.

[1250–1300; Middle English chois < Old French, derivative of choisir to perceive, choose < Germanic; see choose]

choice′ly, adv.

choice′ness, n.

syn: choice, alternative, option suggest the power of choosing between things. choice implies the opportunity to choose freely: Her choice for dessert was ice cream. alternative suggests a chance to choose only one of a limited number of possibilities: I had the alternative of going to the party or staying home. option emphasizes the right or privilege of choosing: He had the option of taking the prize money or a gift.

Choice

a choice or picked company of people.

Example: a brave choice of dauntless spirits, 1595.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	choice — the person or thing chosen or selected; «he was my pick for mayor» pick, selection deciding, decision making — the cognitive process of reaching a decision; «a good executive must be good at decision making» pleasure — a formal expression; «he serves at the pleasure of the President» favorite, favourite — something regarded with special favor or liking; «that book is one of my favorites» way — doing as one pleases or chooses; «if I had my way»
	2.	choice — the act of choosing or selecting; «your choice of colors was unfortunate»; «you can take your pick» selection, option, pick action — something done (usually as opposed to something said); «there were stories of murders and other unnatural actions» casting — the choice of actors to play particular roles in a play or movie coloration, colouration — choice and use of colors (as by an artist) sampling — (statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study decision, determination, conclusion — the act of making up your mind about something; «the burden of decision was his»; «he drew his conclusions quickly» willing, volition — the act of making a choice; «followed my father of my own volition» election — the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; «her election of medicine as a profession» balloting, vote, voting, ballot — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative; «there were only 17 votes in favor of the motion»; «they allowed just one vote per person»
	3.	choice — one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; «what option did I have?»; «there no other alternative»; «my only choice is to refuse» alternative, option deciding, decision making — the cognitive process of reaching a decision; «a good executive must be good at decision making» obverse — the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; «the obverse of this issue» druthers, preference — the right or chance to choose; «given my druthers, I’d eat cake» default option, default — an option that is selected automatically unless an alternative is specified possible action, possibility, opening — a possible alternative; «bankruptcy is always a possibility» impossible action, impossibility — an alternative that is not available Hobson’s choice — the choice of taking what is offered or nothing at all soft option — an easier alternative; «the instructor took the soft option and gave the boy a passing grade»
Adj.	1.	choice — of superior grade; «choice wines»; «prime beef»; «prize carnations»; «quality paper»; «select peaches» prize, quality, select, prime superior — of high or superior quality or performance; «superior wisdom derived from experience»; «superior math students»
	2.	choice — appealing to refined taste; «choice wine» tasty — pleasing to the sense of taste; «a tasty morsel»

choice

adjective

1. best, bad (slang), special, prime, nice, prize, select, excellent, elect, crucial (slang), exclusive, elite, superior, exquisite, def (slang), hand-picked, dainty The finest array of choicest foods is to be found within their Food Hall.

Quotations
«We human beings do have some genuine freedom of choice and therefore some effective control over our own destinies» [A.J.Toynbee Some Great ‘Ifs’ of History]
«We often experience more regret over the part we have left, than pleasure over the part we have preferred» [Joseph Roux Meditations of a Parish Priest]
«As a man thinketh, so is he, and as a man chooseth so is he» [Ralph Waldo Emerson Spiritual Laws]

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choice

noun

2. The power or right of choosing:

4. The superlative or most preferable part of something:

adjective

2. Appealing to refined taste:

3. Singled out in preference:

Translations

اِخْتِيارانْتِقاء الشَّيئ، الشَّيئُ المُخْتارخَيار، اخْتِيار

volbavýběrmožnostna výběr

valg

elekto

valik

valinta

izbor

választás

val

選択

선택

pasirinkimaspasirinktas daiktas

izejaizvēleizvēlētais

izbiraizbor

val

ตัวเลือก

sự lựa chọn

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choice

[ˈtʃɔɪs]

(= option) → choix m
I had no choice → Je n’avais pas le choix.
to have no choice but to do sth, to have little choice but to do sth → ne pouvoir que faire qch
to make a choice → faire un choix
by choice, from choice → par choix

(= thing chosen) → choix m
of one’s choice (= that one has chosen) → de son choix

choice

(= act of, possibility of choosing) → Wahl f; it’s your choice → du hast die Wahl; to make a choice → eine Wahl treffen; to take one’s choice → sich (dat) → etwas aussuchen; I didn’t do it from choice → ich habe es mir nicht ausgesucht; he had no or little choice but to obey → er hatte keine (andere) Wahl or es blieb ihm nichts anderes übrig, als zu gehorchen; if I had the choice I would … → wenn ich die Wahl hätte, würde ich …; the prize is a holiday of your (own) choice → zu gewinnen ist eine Urlaubsreise an einen Ort Ihrer Wahl

(= person, thing chosen) → Wahl f; it was your choice → du wolltest es ja so

(= variety to choose from) → Auswahl f (→ of an +dat, → von)

adj

language (= elegant) → gewählt; (euph: = vulgar) → der/die/das sich gewaschen hat (inf)

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choice

(tʃois) noun

1. an act or the power of choosing. You have no choice – you must do it.

2. a thing chosen. Which car was your original choice?

choice

→ اِخْتِيار výběr valg Auswahl επιλογή elección, surtido valinta choix izbor scelta 選択 선택 keuze valg wybór escolha выбор val ตัวเลือก seçenek sự lựa chọn 选择

choice

n. opción, alternative; elección.

choice

n elección f; drug of — medicamento de elección; drug of first (second, third) — medicamento de primera (segunda, tercera) elección

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