choice1 nounchoice2 adjective
choicechoice1 /tʃɔɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun 
WORD ORIGINchoice1
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French chois, from choisir ‘to choose’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- freedom of choice
- Greece was our first choice for a vacation, but all the flights were full.
- He says he lives on the street by choice.
- I don't believe in fate - we all have freedom of choice.
- I don't like his choice of friends.
- I wouldn't ride without a helmet, but I think people should have the choice.
- It was a difficult choice, but we finally decided that Hannah should have the prize.
- Maria was very pleased with her choice.
- Patients are demanding greater choice in the type of treatment they get.
- Spooner says he had no choice but to file for bankruptcy.
- The choices you make now will affect you for many years.
- The board denied that financial considerations had influenced their choice.
- The school seems OK, but there isn't a great choice of courses.
- There's a small general store in town, but I don't think there will be much choice.
- There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.
- With her high grades and athletic skill, Celeste had her choice of colleges.
- If people want to prescribe unproved forms of treatment, or to receive them, that is their choice.
- In the case of automobiles, you have a choice of valuation methods, and choosing the wrong one can be costly.
- Micky Burns from the players' union advises and assists on the options to help them make informed choices about their futures.
- Please indicate your choice on the form.
- Prey Selection Throughout its geographical range, Nucella lapillus has a choice of prey species.
- The choice of actress to play Joan has always been crucial.
- Thus for many families there is no choice but to spend some time on income support.
- We do always, however, have a choice about what we do - nobody forces us to do wrong.
THESAURUS
: choice of · The school seems OK, but there isn’t a great choice of courses.have a choice (=be able to choose from several things) · With her high grades and athletic skill, Celeste had her choice of colleges.have no choice but to do something (=to be forced to do something because there is nothing else you can choose) · Spooner says he had no choice but to file for bankruptcy.wide choice (=a lot of things to choose from) · There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.
one of the things that you can choose to do in a particular situation: · He basically has two options: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football.keep/leave your options open (=delay choosing so that you continue to have several things to choose from): · I haven’t signed any contracts yet – I want to keep my options open.
one of two or more ways of doing something: · Did you consider other alternatives before you moved in with Lucy?alternative to: · There is no practical alternative to our current policy.have no alternative (=to not have a choice): · He says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no alternative.
Longman Language Activatorthe decision you make when you choose · It was a difficult choice, but we finally decided that Hannah should have the prize.· The board denied that financial considerations had influenced their choice.· Patients are demanding greater choice in the type of treatment they get.freedom of choice (=when you can choose for yourself) · I don't believe in fate - we all have freedom of choice.by choice (=without being influenced by other people) · He says he lives on the street by choice.
something or someone that has been chosen something or someone that has been chosen: · Maria was very pleased with her choice.first/second/third choice (=the thing you wanted most, the thing you wanted most after that etc): · Greece was our first choice for a vacation, but all the flights were full.somebody's choice of: · I don't like his choice of friends.
a small group of the best things that have been chosen from a larger group: selection of: · She showed me a selection of her drawings.· a selection of songs from 'West Side Story'
use this about the person or thing that has been chosen: · I want my children to be successful in their chosen careers.· You have two minutes to answer questions on your chosen subject.well-chosen (=carefully and successfully chosen): · The flavorful vegetables require only melted butter and some well-chosen herbs.
carefully chosen from a larger group, usually for a particular purpose: · There is a discount of 10% off selected items in this store.· The book is a collection of selected essays by D.H.Lawrence.specially/carefully selected: · A small and carefully selected group of friends has been invited to the wedding.
people who are hand-picked have been specially chosen by someone because they are the best or most suitable people for a particular job, position etc: · The school is staffed with handpicked educators and psychiatric specialists.· With a small, hand-picked squad of ex-paratroopers, Collins managed to get through the defences.
something of your choice has been chosen by you, with nothing limiting which one you choose: · The magician told her to hold up three cards of her choice.· You could win a fabulous weekend break at a luxurious hotel of your choice.
the things or people that you can choose from: choice of · The school seems OK, but there isn't a great choice of courses.have a choice (=be able to choose from several things) · With her high grades and athletic skill, Celeste had her choice of colleges.have no choice but to do something (=to be forced to do something because there is nothing else you can choose) · Spooner says he had no choice but to file for bankruptcy.wide choice (=a lot of things to choose from) · There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.
one of the things that you can choose to do in a particular situation: · He basically has two options: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football.keep/leave your options open (=delay choosing so that you continue to have several things to choose from): · I haven't signed any contracts yet - I want to keep my options open.
one of two or more ways of doing something: · Did you consider other alternatives before you moved in with Lucy?alternative to: · There is no practical alternative to our current policy.have no alternative (=to not have a choice): · He says he doesn't want to see a doctor, but I'm afraid he has no alternative.
a lot of things of a similar type for you to choose from, especially in a shop: selection of: · A wonderful selection of cakes and pastries was displayed in the window.wide/large selection: · The restaurant offers a wide selection of local dishes.
if there is a particular range of things or people to choose from , you can choose what you want from that range: · There are a lot of good restaurants downtown to choose from.· Portland has so many theaters to choose from.
to decide which one you want to decide which one of several things or possibilities you want: · I can't decide what I want. You choose.· Will you help me choose a present for Warren?choose to do something: · Why do so few women choose to become engineers?choose whether/which/when etc: · It took her three hours to choose which dress to wear.choose between (=choose one of two things): · We have to choose between doing geography or studying another language.choose from (=choose from among several things): · Import restrictions will reduce the number of cars buyers have to choose from.
informal to choose something, especially without thinking very carefully about it: · Pick a number from one to five.· Let me pick the movie tonight - I don't want to see another comedy.
formal to choose something by carefully thinking about which is the best or most suitable: · It's very important that parents select the right school for a child with learning difficulties.· Our wines have been carefully selected from vineyards throughout Europe.select something from something: · The team's name was selected from more than 1,700 suggestions.
spoken informal to choose something because you think it is the most attractive, interesting, or enjoyable: · I don't usually go for horror movies.· Whenever we eat out, she always goes for the most expensive thing on the menu.
to make a decision, especially a difficult decision, about which thing to choose: · I felt I was being forced to make a choice between my family and my job.· It had been difficult to leave her unhappy marriage, but she had made her choice.make the right/wrong choice: · Sean's decided to study law - I hope he's made the right choice.
if someone can take their pick , they can choose exactly the thing that they want without anything limiting their choice: · She showed me the box of kittens and told me I could take my pick.· With so many houses for sale, buyers with cash can take their pick.take your pick of: · The program's top graduate took her pick of five job offers.
the one you like better than any others British /favorite American your favourite colour, food, teacher etc is the one you like more than all other colours, types of food etc: · My favourite colour is purple.· Who is your favorite singer?· Proceeds from the concert will go to the singer's favorite charities.
especially spoken to like something better than other things - use this especially when you are asking someone to choose or when you are choosing: · Which of these dresses do you like best?like something best: · I think I like the red one best.
formal the preferred method, plan etc is the one that people think is the best: · Steaming is the preferred method of cooking in Central Asia.· Seventeen percent of likely voters picked Stark as their preferred candidate.
the thing or person you like best and would choose first when you have several to choose from: · Frances was our first choice as a name for the baby.· Parents choosing schools for their children are rarely given their first choice.first choice for: · Atkins was the producers' first choice for the part of the maid.first choice of: · Twenty-six percent of the students said that teaching was their first choice of occupations.
when someone likes one thing or person rather than another: · There are definite regional preferences amongst our clients.· Oil or vinegar may be added for a more bland or sharp sauce, according to your preference.preference for: · Adams expressed her preference for New York, despite the fact that she's lived in California for six years.
to be forced to do something because of a bad situation: force somebody to do something · They had so little money that they were forced to sell the farm.· They were halfway up the mountain, when the weather became so bad that they were forced to turn back. force somebody into something · Here, girls are often forced into prostitution because they have no other means of earning money.
if something, especially someone else's behaviour drives someone to do something, it has such a bad effect on them that it forces them to take extreme action: drive somebody to do something: · At the trial, she claimed that years of abuse from her violent husband had driven her to kill him.drive somebody to despair/desperation etc: · Many farmers claim that they have been driven to desperation by the latest blow to the industry.drive somebody to drink (=make someone drink alcohol all the time in order to forget their situation): · This job's enough to drive anyone to drink!drive somebody into doing something: · Her mother's continual nagging drove her into running away from home.
to be forced to do something because it is the only thing you can do even though you may not want to do it: · We had to leave them there. We had no choice.· Firefighters said they had to knock down the remaining walls - they have no other option.leave somebody with no choice/option but to do something: · You leave me with no option but to resign.leave somebody with no choice/ option: · The business was failing, and in the end we had to close it down. We were left with no choice.
formal if a bad situation compels someone to do something they do not want to do, they are forced to do it because they feel there is nothing else they can do: · The high cost of materials will compel manufacturers to increase their prices.· These people are compelled by poverty to commit crime.
to be forced to accept a very unhappy situation because there is nothing else you can do: be condemned to do something: · The rich lived in luxury while thousands were condemned to live a life of poverty and despair.be condemned to something: · The island was condemned to centuries of colonial rule.· The accident condemned her to a lifetime of pain and disability.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
Several factors are likely to influence this decision. We are faced with a stark choice. It was a straight choice between my career or my family. This year’s festival includes a wide range of entertainers. holidays to a wide choice of destinationsCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Students have a choice between German and Spanish.
(=choose something)· One of our course advisors can help you to make your choice.
· Her doctor gave her a choice: take medicine or lose weight.
· He was faced with a difficult choice.
· The men had no choice but to obey.
· I was left with no choice but to resign.
formal (=make a choice – used especially when talking about someone using their right to choose)· Everyone should have the right to exercise choice in matters of relationships.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + choice· I think you’ve made the right choice.
· It was a very difficult choice for me.
(=a choice between two unpleasant things that you must make)· We faced a stark choice: steal or starve.
· Students have an entirely free choice of what to study at university.
(=a choice based on knowledge of the facts about something)· The patient should have enough information to make an informed choice.
(=the opportunity for people to choose between different products)· I believe in free trade and consumer choice.
· The aim is to extend parental choice in education.
phrases· Patients should have more freedom of choice.
(=if you had a choice)· Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.
· The village people had no choice in the matter.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· Competition between businesses leads to more consumer choice.
Several factors are likely to influence this decision. (=force someone to take a particular action) You leave me with no choice but to fire you.
You leave me with no choice but to fire you. (=a choice about how you live)· We can significantly reduce our risks of getting certain diseases through lifestyle choices.
(=where you are given a set of possible answers)
· The patient was incapable of making a rational decision.
We are faced with a stark choice. It was a straight choice between my career or my family. (=in which each question has a list of answers to choose from)· There is some debate about whether multiple-choice tests are a good way of assessing student’s knowledge.
This year’s festival includes a wide range of entertainers. holidays to a wide choice of destinations· Any change would be gradual and for the time local parties were left with a free choice.· Let me not draw back from the Sacrifice I have made of my free choice and conviction.· Students have a free choice deciding on five honours subjects, which are chosen from a total list of about thirty.· It was not a free choice.· How could I phrase the question so that I could distinguish between free choice and manipulative coercion?· Assuming a free choice becomes possible, it is difficult to foresee any great increase in the numbers of limited partnerships.· Minor students have a free choice of final-year units but do not write a dissertation in History.· Much less coal has to be moved and so factory owners have a freer choice of position.
· Check whether an off-peak electric storage heater or a gas fire might be better choice.· These wines are precious enough to be good choices for restaurant wine lists.· Many people take a part-time or lower-paid job because it suits their circumstances and is a good choice for them.· Geranium though was obviously a good choice because of its diuretic properties - and bergamot for its cheerful and uplifting aroma.· A renovated reincarnation of Cassandra would be a good choice for co-anchor.· Nymphaea William Falconer, a medium grower, would be a better choice for the average pond.· Of these closely related professions, an occupational therapist is a better choice to evaluate fine-motor weaknesses.
· There is, too, greater choice than ever before as to whether and how long the marriage will continue.· The range of options is greater-choice is king.· A reduction in computational complexity will provide greater flexibility in choice of models used to predict outcomes and correlations.· There was still much to do to ensure greater choice and better quality for drinkers.· The Government should review its own employees' retirement age and early pension entitlements to allow older people greater choice.· You have a great deal of choice in the matter but there are also certain rules designed to protect you.· But while increased freedom and greater choice are positive movements, they are being countered by mounting inflation and unemployment.
· Well, we have very little choice, in my opinion.· After being introduced, the officials from the two sides had little choice but to mingle.· To begin with, we have little choice.· But Dole had little choice but to roll the dice in a way that surprised even the most astute political observers.· If she was honest, no money meant no food - which left her with very little choice.· In other parts of the country, coaches have little choice because the weather is hot and humid everywhere.· He really had very little choice in the matter.· Reagan had little choice under the circumstances, but nevertheless his actions were critical to this happy out-come.
· There are two basic possibilities for questions, multiple choice or supply type.· The 777 is quieter, has user-friendly storage bins and a sophisticated entertainment system with multiple choices.· Answers to multiple choice test on Part 3 Trainees should obtain nine points or more before moving on to Goal 4.· It's time for the multiple-choice test every parent dreads.· These should be worked through in order before attempting the multiple choice questionnaire on Part 4.· These would culminate in the sitting of a multiple choice paper.
· Most flooring can be laid anywhere in the house but there are some obvious choices for certain rooms.· Says Ted: My father was the obvious choice.· Given the nature of the project, Pontus Hulten was an obvious choice to direct the artistic activities of the new Kunsthalle.· Best apres ski: The obvious choice is Rainbow Lodge.· This is not, I suspect, the most obvious of choices, so perhaps some explanation is necessary.· Duncan Sandys was the obvious choice.
· Right: No-one can tell you what fish to buy - that's a personal choice.· Deciding when insurance is warranted is a personal choice.· It would be even nicer if people remembered that the way you feed your baby is a matter of personal choice.· But grading and promotion are personal choices.· Each researcher must make a personal choice, in the multiplicity of circumstances which now exist.· Through figurative abstracted works on paper, Tempe artist Ron Bimrose taps into light themes like transition, fate and personal choice.· The Soviet President's personal choice - also operating on his own.· A better word was values, with its inference of personal choice and personal responsibility.
· You will have real choice as to how your pension payments are invested.· With that money, we could have provided what the people wanted and real choice.· Voters were offered real choices, within limits.· There is no reason to be optimistic that elections provide citizens with a real and reliable choice of policies.· The real choice is not between the global economy and the end of the global economy.· It is these very services which can disable people, limiting the amount of real choice they have in their lives.· It is only by offering women real choices that we can begin to meet the challenges of Hindutva.
· The right choice will give inspiration to choreographer and performer alike and add to the pleasure of the audience.· Instead, the 30-year-old actor appears to have made all the right choices for all the right reasons.· Applications can be like teaching machines, coaxing users to the right choices without penalties, says Sippl.· Of course women want the right to make choices as free and independent individuals.· Even when they make the right choice, they don't let the choice go through.· Likewise, making the right environmental choice depends on how many times consumers reuse the bags.· Really it is a case of keeping a careful watch on the tank and making the right choices.· But are students making the right choices among post-secondary institutions?
· Shop around brokers for a wider choice.· But defenses, especially weapons, now offered a wider array of choices.· Magnet's wide choice of kitchen units includes traditional and modern styles, and prices to fit any budget.· I had been astonished that day that the wide range of choices did not disrupt her plan.· Yet some companies are known to be keen to offer a wide fund choice from well regarded external fund managers.· The lists of poems presented... offer a wide choice for each grade.· The larger the holding and the stronger the soil, the wider your choice.· Dining out is a real pleasure with a wide and tempting choice of menus and venues at a very affordable prices.
VERB· Only those who can afford to ignore these constraints feel capable of exercising a choice to retain a more traditional agricultural landscape.· Within the next month, Fred was home and, presumably, exercising his choice.· Many of them were also completely cut off from the normal trading conditions that enable people to exercise choice.· People must exercise their own choice and take their own action.· Until now, I have unfalteringly exercised that choice to postpone motherhood.· I note yet again the Labour party's hostility to any persons exercising any choice in the interests of their family.· It must be shown that the plaintiff acted voluntarily in the sense that he could exercise a free choice.· Editors must, then, exercise a choice and exercising a choice inevitably involves ignoring certain options.
· The judge's decision can not be over-turned, and it leaves Exxon facing some unappealing choices.· Even knowledgeable thrift presidents felt they faced a choice be-tween rape and slow suicide.· Clearly, those responsible for the development of the various systems are faced with design choices.· Leapor is faced with a choice between her job and her poetry.· He also faces a choice of methods.· This often applies where a patient is faced by alternative choices.· Anyone concerned with selecting a class book for teaching a language will face a wide choice of texts.· Demands for persuasive justification arise in contexts where an agent is faced with a choice.
· This gives the customers some choice about what they will have for each meal, and when they have it.· People already in Yosemite were given the choice of staying or being evacuated.· We have also introduced a reform which will give people more choice as to who represents them legally in court.· The firm takes as given the variety choice and pricing strategies of other firms in the industry.· The C A R E service gives a choice of five subscription schemes ranging from £69 to £30.· I gave him several birthday choices.· It's not as if I gave you much choice.· Of course, we are not given this choice.
· For whether knowingly or unknowingly, through fact or fiction, their stories can influence the traveller's choice of destination.· The industrialist Philibert Vrau, influenced this choice.· Recent occurrence appears to have influenced the other choices.· The type of research, including its clinical component, may well influence future career choice and opportunity.· Values will influence the choice of topic, as they do in all branches of science, but methods should be value-free.· The pamphlets had explicitly sought to influence voters in their choice of candidate in the general election.· The factors influencing their choices can be understood, and these influences lie at two levels.
· Aenarion was left with no choice.· Better perhaps to leave these choices to the next president, and encourage further debate in the fall campaign.· Any change would be gradual and for the time local parties were left with a free choice.· But Thieu Tri declined to bargain and left Percival no choice but to free the dignitaries and sail away.· When Blunkett rumbled him, he was left with no choice but to resign.· Which left me without a choice.· In this situation the authority may leave the choice to individuals.· The judge has left jurors no choice.
· The view is that a consent is not valid unless the patient has enough information to make an informed choice.· But he had made his choice and he had to abide by it.· OF course libraries operate on restricted budgets and must make choices between books.· For instance, how is one to decide whether or not an individual makes undesirable choices when better options are available?· This professional year helps students to relate theory to practice and later to make more informed career choices.· There are some problems facing the supes in making these choices.· Of course women want the right to make choices as free and independent individuals.
· Indeed, outside of London few cities can offer such a choice of different places to eat.· The emergence of the team as an alternative to the classic working group of individuals offers a powerful choice.· We offer a choice of car, from economy to roomy.· Employers will by law be required to offer employees a choice among at least three so-called Food Benefit Plans.· Most stakeholder pensions will only offer investors a limited choice of mainstream funds, such as index trackers.· Of course, Tesoro offers plenty of choices for the beer drinker as well.· Yet some companies are known to be keen to offer a wide fund choice from well regarded external fund managers.· And dozens of cities now offer choice, including Rochester, New York.
· There was such a vast variety of decorated bowls and jugs and plates that she was spoilt for choice.· Anyway, the upshot of it all was that they were not actually spoilt for choice as to locations.· With so much within easy reach, we were clearly spoilt for choice and decided to sleep on it.· In the West Country, buyers are spoilt for choice.· There isn't a hotel restaurant, but when it comes to eating out in Stuttgart you're spoilt for choice.· We are spoilt for choice with insulins.· If, like me, you prefer the sporting life, then you are spoilt for choice here.· Available in white, green, red, black or mustard, you're spoilt for choice.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable, uncountable] if you have a choice, you can choose between several thingschoice between- She is childless by choice.
- Even those who want nothing are still using their deep pockets to promote the party of their choice.
- In discussing the team of my choice, I made sure to highlight these factors.
- Most applicants lived close to the university of their choice.
- Refer to symbols for full list of available facilities, then contact the Hotel of your choice.
- The nature of his choice or the terms in which it is expressed may then tip the balance.
- The significance of their choice has surprised everyone, including the man they have rejected.
- When he enters Cambridge, Sir Hugo gives him freedom to pursue the studies of his choice.
- Wilken said voters' First Amendment right to pick the candidate of their choice was hampered.
- A 24-or 72-hour fecal specimen should be collected; the latter being the specimen of choice.
- Currently, the application of choice among the cable and telecom providers who are developing the infrastructure is video on-demand.
- For four hundred years after this formulation, mercury was the main drug of choice in the treatment of syphilis.
- In Iowa, for generations, high school girls' basketball has been the entertainment of choice.
- It would give the viewer freedom of choice, even if that freedom was not extended to the broadcasters.
- Many people would like to have the same kind of choice when dining out.
- This is not, I suspect, the most obvious of choices, so perhaps some explanation is necessary.
- Yet in a very real way, we all owe our existence to the absence of choice available to our ancestors.
- Atkins was the producers' first choice for the part of the maid.
- Brittany was our first choice as a name for the baby.
- Parents choosing schools for their children are rarely given their first choice.
- Twenty-six percent of the students said that teaching was their first choice of occupations.
- According to some sources Goh was not Lee's first choice for the succession; at least one other minister reportedly declined the post.
- Because of its superior contrast capabilities magnetic resonance imaging is the current first choice technique for assessing instability of the cervical spine.
- Carbamazepine is the drug of first choice.
- Holly again would be my first choice.
- Loose powder is the first choice of makeup artists because it's lighter than pressed and just disappears into your skin.
- Some parents do have the luck to settle on their first choice, as we did.
- Their first choice is not always available but the week should achieve the aim of broadening their horizons and their experience.
- Health insurance plans that offer patients greater freedom of choice in selecting doctors are becoming too expensive for most people.
- Because people have freedom of choice where to shop there is some overlap between these spheres of influence.
- Flexibility, freedom of choice - and complete peace of mind.
- In daily life, therefore, the individual rediscovered a certain freedom of choice.
- In practice there will not be complete freedom of choice for the individual.
- It should always be carried out with tact, care and respect for the individual's privacy and freedom of choice.
- Making insurance compulsory would - they say - not only free Health Service resources, but guarantee freedom of choice.
- And now supermarkets throughout the country are helping the shopper to make more informed choices.
- As with a question of fact, the more informed judgement could be the mistaken one.
- Information is vital Good information is essential if people are to make informed choices about services.
- Micky Burns from the players' union advises and assists on the options to help them make informed choices about their futures.
- The view is that a consent is not valid unless the patient has enough information to make an informed choice.
- They provide young people with career exploration and counseling so they can make more informed decisions about their academic and occupational goals.
- This brochure empowers sufferers with knowledge to make informed decisions about their headache care.
- Who, we also want students to make well, informed decisions and that there are particular places like the 0.
- As it happens, he made an inspired choice.
- But my father's was an inspired guess.
- If he can be persuaded to keep religion out of politics, he could prove an inspired choice.
- In Whitham's case it was different and he certainly was what could be termed an inspired choice by the Lightweight club.
- It could prove an inspired choice for New Zealand.
- If you think torturing babies is good, that is a matter of taste.
- In the United States, food is a matter of taste, time and price.
- Quite what that means is a matter of taste, because a breed does not exist until it has been named.
- Switching to the Normal channel I would say that using the crunch option for rock solo work is a matter of taste.
- The amount of the increase or decrease is a matter of preference.
- The first is a matter of taste.
- The size of the pleat is a matter of choice.
- This is a matter of choice.
- Duncan Sandys was the obvious choice.
- Given the nature of the project, Pontus Hulten was an obvious choice to direct the artistic activities of the new Kunsthalle.
- Mentheus of Caledor, the obvious choice, was dead.
- Most frequently the group had several alternative plants to consider for closure rather than an obvious choice.
- No problem, Mr Hinds had said, the obvious choice was Renie LaChance.
- Says Ted: My father was the obvious choice.
- That they have everybody back, another year bigger, stronger and smarter, makes them the obvious choice.
- As the Empire player you are spoiled for choice.
- Often, we seem to be spoiled for choice and hampered, even paralysed, by our fear of the unknown.
Voters have a choice between three main political parties.choice of You have a choice of hotel or self-catering accommodation. He has to make some important choices. They gave us no choice in the matter.2[singular, uncountable] the range of people or things that you can choose from: It was a small shop and there wasn’t much choice.choice of There is a choice of four different colours. We offer a wide choice of wines and beers.spoilt for choice British English Consumers these days are spoilt for choice (=have a lot of things to choose from).3[countable] the person or thing that someone chooseschoice of I don’t really like her choice of jewellery. I think London was a good choice as a venue.somebody’s first/second choice My first choice of college was Stanford.4by choice if you do something by choice, you do it because you want to do it and not because you are forced to do it: She lives alone by choice.5the something of your choice the person or thing of your choice is the one that you would most like to choose: My children cannot go to the school of their choice.6the something of choice the thing of choice is the one that people prefer to use: It is the drug of choice for this type of illness. → Hobson's choiceCOLLOCATIONSverbshave a choice· Students have a choice between German and Spanish.make a choice (=choose something)· One of our course advisors can help you to make your choice.give somebody a choice· Her doctor gave her a choice: take medicine or lose weight.be faced with a choice· He was faced with a difficult choice.have no choice (but to do something)· The men had no choice but to obey.leave somebody with no choice· I was left with no choice but to resign.exercise your choice formal (=make a choice – used especially when talking about someone using their right to choose)· Everyone should have the right to exercise choice in matters of relationships.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + choicethe right/wrong choice· I think you’ve made the right choice.a difficult choice· It was a very difficult choice for me.a stark choice (=a choice between two unpleasant things that you must make)· We faced a stark choice: steal or starve.(a) free choice· Students have an entirely free choice of what to study at university.an informed choice (=a choice based on knowledge of the facts about something)· The patient should have enough information to make an informed choice.consumer choice (=the opportunity for people to choose between different products)· I believe in free trade and consumer choice.parental choice· The aim is to extend parental choice in education.phrasesfreedom of choice· Patients should have more freedom of choice.given the choice (=if you had a choice)· Given the choice, I probably wouldn’t work.have no choice in the matter· The village people had no choice in the matter.THESAURUSchoice: choice of: · The school seems OK, but there isn’t a great choice of courses.have a choice (=be able to choose from several things): · With her high grades and athletic skill, Celeste had her choice of colleges.have no choice but to do something (=to be forced to do something because there is nothing else you can choose): · Spooner says he had no choice but to file for bankruptcy.wide choice (=a lot of things to choose from): · There is a wide choice of hotels and hostels in the town.option one of the things that you can choose to do in a particular situation: · He basically has two options: he can have the surgery, or he can give up playing football.keep/leave your options open (=delay choosing so that you continue to have several things to choose from): · I haven’t signed any contracts yet – I want to keep my options open.alternative one of two or more ways of doing something: · Did you consider other alternatives before you moved in with Lucy?alternative to: · There is no practical alternative to our current policy.have no alternative (=to not have a choice): · He says he doesn’t want to see a doctor, but I’m afraid he has no alternative.THESAURUSchoice something or someone that has been chosen: · Maria was very pleased with her choice.first/second/third choice (=the thing you wanted most, the thing you wanted most after that etc): · Greece was our first choice for a vacation, but all the flights were full.somebody’s choice of: · I don’t like his choice of friends.selection a small group of the best things that have been chosen from a larger group: selection of: · She showed me a selection of her drawings.· a selection of songs from ‘West Side Story’choice1 nounchoice2 adjective
choicechoice2 adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- choice apples
- Chances are that most of the choice summer jobs have already been taken.
- the choicest cuts of meat
- But he aimed his choicest barbs at occupants of the White House, or those trying to be.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Several factors are likely to influence this decision. We are faced with a stark choice. It was a straight choice between my career or my family. This year’s festival includes a wide range of entertainers. holidays to a wide choice of destinationsCOLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Competition between businesses leads to more consumer choice.
Several factors are likely to influence this decision. (=force someone to take a particular action) You leave me with no choice but to fire you.
You leave me with no choice but to fire you. (=a choice about how you live)· We can significantly reduce our risks of getting certain diseases through lifestyle choices.
(=where you are given a set of possible answers)
· The patient was incapable of making a rational decision.
We are faced with a stark choice. It was a straight choice between my career or my family. (=in which each question has a list of answers to choose from)· There is some debate about whether multiple-choice tests are a good way of assessing student’s knowledge.
This year’s festival includes a wide range of entertainers. holidays to a wide choice of destinations· The flash alerted the criminal, and with a few choice words exchanged, the car chase resumed.· I'd have liked to have cut the face off of him with a few choice words.· Or has rapper Puff been on the blower from New York with a few choice words?· Talks with all the choicest words?· He screamed back at her some choice words that he usually saved for the rent collector.· When it happens again on the next cast I turn the air blue with some choice words.· And he also had a few choice words about my means of protecting myself.· An old soldier, he had a few choice words at his command.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[only before noun] formal choice food is of very good quality: - Meyer had a few choice words for federal bureaucrats after an error listed him as deceased.
- And he also had a few choice words about my means of protecting myself.
- Or has rapper Puff been on the blower from New York with a few choice words?
- Atkins was the producers' first choice for the part of the maid.
- Brittany was our first choice as a name for the baby.
- Parents choosing schools for their children are rarely given their first choice.
- Twenty-six percent of the students said that teaching was their first choice of occupations.
- According to some sources Goh was not Lee's first choice for the succession; at least one other minister reportedly declined the post.
- Because of its superior contrast capabilities magnetic resonance imaging is the current first choice technique for assessing instability of the cervical spine.
- Carbamazepine is the drug of first choice.
- Holly again would be my first choice.
- Loose powder is the first choice of makeup artists because it's lighter than pressed and just disappears into your skin.
- Some parents do have the luck to settle on their first choice, as we did.
- Their first choice is not always available but the week should achieve the aim of broadening their horizons and their experience.
- Health insurance plans that offer patients greater freedom of choice in selecting doctors are becoming too expensive for most people.
- Because people have freedom of choice where to shop there is some overlap between these spheres of influence.
- Flexibility, freedom of choice - and complete peace of mind.
- In daily life, therefore, the individual rediscovered a certain freedom of choice.
- In practice there will not be complete freedom of choice for the individual.
- It should always be carried out with tact, care and respect for the individual's privacy and freedom of choice.
- Making insurance compulsory would - they say - not only free Health Service resources, but guarantee freedom of choice.
- And now supermarkets throughout the country are helping the shopper to make more informed choices.
- As with a question of fact, the more informed judgement could be the mistaken one.
- Information is vital Good information is essential if people are to make informed choices about services.
- Micky Burns from the players' union advises and assists on the options to help them make informed choices about their futures.
- The view is that a consent is not valid unless the patient has enough information to make an informed choice.
- They provide young people with career exploration and counseling so they can make more informed decisions about their academic and occupational goals.
- This brochure empowers sufferers with knowledge to make informed decisions about their headache care.
- Who, we also want students to make well, informed decisions and that there are particular places like the 0.
- As it happens, he made an inspired choice.
- But my father's was an inspired guess.
- If he can be persuaded to keep religion out of politics, he could prove an inspired choice.
- In Whitham's case it was different and he certainly was what could be termed an inspired choice by the Lightweight club.
- It could prove an inspired choice for New Zealand.
- If you think torturing babies is good, that is a matter of taste.
- In the United States, food is a matter of taste, time and price.
- Quite what that means is a matter of taste, because a breed does not exist until it has been named.
- Switching to the Normal channel I would say that using the crunch option for rock solo work is a matter of taste.
- The amount of the increase or decrease is a matter of preference.
- The first is a matter of taste.
- The size of the pleat is a matter of choice.
- This is a matter of choice.
- Duncan Sandys was the obvious choice.
- Given the nature of the project, Pontus Hulten was an obvious choice to direct the artistic activities of the new Kunsthalle.
- Mentheus of Caledor, the obvious choice, was dead.
- Most frequently the group had several alternative plants to consider for closure rather than an obvious choice.
- No problem, Mr Hinds had said, the obvious choice was Renie LaChance.
- Says Ted: My father was the obvious choice.
- That they have everybody back, another year bigger, stronger and smarter, makes them the obvious choice.
- As the Empire player you are spoiled for choice.
- Often, we seem to be spoiled for choice and hampered, even paralysed, by our fear of the unknown.
choice steak We select only the choicest apples for our pies.2a few choice words/phrases if you use a few choice words, you say exactly what you mean in an angry way: He told us what he thought of the idea in a few choice words.