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   Choose

   /CHo͞oz/

   

   verb

   • 1. pick out or select (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 favor ofvote forsingle outhandpicksetdesignatedeterminespecifyappointnamenominateadoptespousepitch onOpposite rejectdecline
   • ▪ decide on a course of action, typically after rejecting alternatives: "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

   Scrabble Points: 11

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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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   What does choose mean in English?

   • Chose (from latin "causa" → "thing") was used to connote various terms. It started being used with its present meaning in the 16th century to indicate an unspecified object (as opposed to "object") and it is used to designate someone whose name we have forgotten.

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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 is choose verb?

   • to choose only those things that you like or want very much You have to take any job you can get—you can't pick and choose. Definition of choose verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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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, phrases, and usage examples from various sources.

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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.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb choose, which means to select from a number of possibilities, prefer, or decide. Find synonyms, related words, example sentences, and idioms with choose.

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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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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage of the verb choose in British and American English. Find out how to choose someone or something, to choose to do something, and to choose between alternatives.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb choose in American English. Find out how to use choose with different objects, prepositions and expressions, and see examples and synonyms.