Pronounce the word choose

выбирать, хотеть, избирать, решать, решаться, отбирать, предпочитать, приглядывать

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- выбирать; отбирать, подбирать

to choose an apple [a friend, a wife] — выбрать (себе) яблоко [друга, жену] 
to choose between death and dishonour — сделать выбор между смертью и бесчестьем 
to choose books for the library — подбирать /отбирать/ книги для библиотеки 
you have chosen well — вы сделали хороший выбор 
nothing /not much, little/ to choose between them — выбирать тут нечего; один другого стоит /не лучше другого/ 

- избирать, выбирать

to choose a leader [a chairman] — избрать руководителя [председателя] 

- предпочитать; решать; считать необходимым

choose for yourself — решайте сами 
he chose to stay where he was — он предпочёл /решил/ остаться на старом месте 
he chose to hide — он счёл нужным скрыться 

- разг. хотеть, желать

he did not choose to see her — он не захотел её видеть 
I don’t choose to agree — я не намерен /не желаю/ соглашаться 
why don’t you do it? — Because I don’t choose 

- иметь свободу выбора

I cannot choose but … — я не могу не …; мне необходимо …; я должен /вынужден/ …; мне ничего не остаётся, кроме как … 
I cannot choose but agree — мне не остаётся ничего другого, как согласиться 
he could not choose but hear — он не мог не слышать 
between two evils ’tis not worth choosing — что толку из двух зол выбирать; ≅ хрен редьки не слаще 

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warriors who choose death before dishonor — воины, которые предпочли смерть бесчестью  
at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes — свобода выбирать любой род занятий по своему желанию  
to choose a career — выбрать себе карьеру  
to choose one car over another — предпочесть одну машину другой  
to choose ends — выбирать сторону, поле  
to choose an apple — выбрать (себе) яблоко  
to choose a leader — избрать руководителя  
choose occasion — выбирать момент  
to choose a life partner — выбирать спутника жизни  
choose between death and dishonour — сделать выбор между смертью и бесчестьем  
not much to choose between them — один другого стоит  
choose the lesser of two evils — из двух зол выбирать меньшее  

Примеры с переводом

They chose to go by train. 

Они решили ехать поездом.

You may choose either answer. 

Вы можете выбрать один из двух вариантов ответа.

It is not for you to choose. 

Выбирать не вам.

They chose her as captain. 

Её выбрали капитаном.

Which shirt would you choose? 

Какую рубашку вы бы выбрали?

He chose his words carefully. 

Он тщательно подбирал слова.

A panel of judges will choose the winner. 

Судейская коллегия выберет победителя.

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Примеры, ожидающие перевода

…faced with the perennially insolvable dilemma of having to choose between career and family…  

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Фразовые глаголы

choose up — разделиться на команды, команду

Возможные однокоренные слова

chooser  — тот, кто выбирает
choosey  — разборчивый, привередливый
choosy  — разборчивый, привередливый
choosing  — выбирать, хотеть, избирать, решать, решаться, отбирать, предпочитать, приглядывать

Формы слова

verb
I/you/we/they: choose
he/she/it: chooses
ing ф. (present participle): choosing
2-я ф. (past tense): chose
3-я ф. (past participle): chosen

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IPA: /t͡ʃuːz/

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Inflections of ‘choose‘ (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chooses
v 3rd person singular
choosing
v pres p
chose
v past
chosen
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner’s Dictionary of American English © 2023

choose /tʃuz/USA pronunciation  
v., chose/tʃoʊz/USA pronunciation  cho•sen/ˈtʃoʊzən/USA pronunciation  choos•ing. 
v.

  1. to select from a number of possibilities;
    pick by preference: [~ + object]She chose July for her wedding.[no object]Choose carefully.
  2. to prefer or decide (to do something):[~ + to + verb]to choose to speak.
  3. choose up,
    • [~ + up + object] to select the team members of:chose up sides before the game.
    • [no object] to pick players for opposing teams.

    choose is a verb, choice is a noun and an adjective, choosy is an adjective:He chose Susan as a dance partner. His choice was Susan. That was a choice piece of meat. He is a choosy shopper.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2023

choose 
(cho̅o̅z),USA pronunciation v., chose;
cho•sen or (Obs.) chose;
choos•ing. 
v.t.

  1. to select from a number of possibilities;
    pick by preference:She chose Sunday for her departure.
  2. to prefer or decide (to do something):He chose to run for election.
  3. to want;
    desire.
  4. (esp. 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.

v.i.

  1. to make a choice:He chose carefully.
  2. to be inclined:You may stay here, if you choose.
  3. (esp. 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.
  4. Idioms cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than;
    is or are obliged to:He cannot choose but obey.
  5. choose up:
    • to select (players) for a contest or game:The boys chose up sides for the game.
    • to select players for a contest or game:We have to choose up before we can play.

  • bef. 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)

choos′a•ble, adj. 
choos′er, n. 

    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.


    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reject.


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

choose /tʃuːz/ 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. (intransitive) 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

Etymology: Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan

ˈchooser n

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verb

- pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives (syn: pick out, select, take)
- select as an alternative over another (syn: opt, prefer)

I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant

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

Extra examples

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.

It is difficult to choose among so many nice houses.

Jim chose Mary as his wife.

They chose her as captain.

They chose to go by train.

It took us ages to choose a new carpet.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: choose
he/she/it: chooses
present participle: choosing
past tense: chose
past participle: chosen

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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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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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