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   choose

   /tʃuːz/

   verb

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

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. chooser noun

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   What is the difference between choose and select?

   • Choose, select, pick, elect, prefer indicate a decision that one or more possibilities are to be regarded more highly than others. Choose suggests a decision on one of a number of possibilities because of its apparent superiority: to choose a course of action. Select suggests a choice made for fitness: to select the proper golf club.

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   What does choose mean in English?

   • 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. 4. to make a choice: to choose carefully. 5. to be inclined: Stay or go, as you choose.

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   What does choosen mean?

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

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   What does it mean if you choose to do something?

   • If you choose to do something, you do it because you want to or because you feel that it is right . They knew that discrimination was going on, but chose to ignore it. [VERB to-infinitive] You can just take out the interest each year, if you choose. [VERB] 3. 4. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers 1.

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

   • English (US)

     to decide what you want from two or more things or...

   • Znaczenie Choose, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     CHOOSE definicja: 1. to decide what you want from two or...

   • Choose Spanish Translation

     CHOOSE translate: escoger, escoger, elegir. Learn more in...

   • Choose: Thai Translation

     choose translate: เลือก, ตัดสินใจ. Learn more in the...

   • Choose Turkish Translation

     CHOOSE translate: seçmek, tercih yapmak, seçmek, tercih...

   • Choose: Danish Translation

     CHOOSE - translate into Danish with the English-Danish...

   • Choose: French Translation

     CHOOSE translate: choisir, décider, choisir, décider (de)....

   • Choose: Polish Translation

     CHOOSE translate: wybierać, wybierać, postanawiać. Learn...

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

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

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

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   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."

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