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choose

(tʃuːz)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense chooses, present participle choosing, past tense chose, past participle chosen
1. verb
If you choose someone or something from several people or things that are available, you decide which person or thing you want to have.
They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections. [VERB noun]
...citizens who had chosen that weekend to begin their holiday. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
There are several patchwork cushions to choose from. [V + from/between]
Houston was chosen as the site for the convention. [be VERB-ed + as]
He did well in his chosen profession. [VERB-ed]
2. verb
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]
Synonyms: wish, want, desire, see fit More Synonyms of choose
3. 
See little to choose between/nothing to choose between
4. 
See the chosen few/a chosen few/someone's chosen
5.  to pick and choose
More Synonyms of choose

choose in British English

(tʃuːz)
verbWord forms: chooses, choosing, chose or 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 keep such company
3. (intransitive)
to like; please
you may stand if you choose
4.  cannot choose but
5.  nothing to choose between
Derived forms
chooser (ˈchooser)
noun
Word origin
Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan

choose in American English

(tʃuz)
verb transitiveWord forms: chose, ˈchosen, ˈchoosing
1. 
to pick out by preference from what is available; take as a choice; select
to choose a book at the library
2. 
to decide or prefer
with an infinitive object
to choose to remain
verb intransitive
3. 
to make one's selection
4. 
to have the desire or wish; please
do as you choose
Idioms:
cannot choose but
choose up
Derived forms
chooser (ˈchooser)
noun
Word origin
ME chesen, cheosen < OE ceosan < IE base *ĝeus-, to taste, relish > L gustare, Goth kausjan

Examples of 'choose' in a sentence
choose

On past behaviour he is unlikely to choose either course.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But my role in her life is to give her the chance to choose what she wants to do.
The Sun (2016)
The clips chosen were available online.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
If you left the cup alone, this means you chose to ignore a reward.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Choose from 19 courses including beauty and sports nutrition.
The Sun (2016)
I have chosen to ignore this and focus on the job.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Throughout the referendum campaign, the leaders of universities either did not know or chose to ignore these facts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The chosen ten books will be shown to British publishers at a book fair in Italy in the spring.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But we can only choose from those available.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Your brain just chooses to ignore it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You also need to choose a course with a higher than average chance of a place.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We want families and shoppers to stop by for a coffee while choosing their library books.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They now know about each other and want me to choose.
The Sun (2009)
Those who deny the science or choose excuses over action are playing with fire.
The Sun (2013)
All the books chosen are available as complete books from audible.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
She has chosen to ignore the facts.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
They choose when they want to go autonomous.
The Sun (2013)
The scale of the action is chosen rather than given by circumstance.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He chooses to ignore the health dangers.
The Sun (2016)
My book was chosen in part because it deals with issues familiar to many prisoners.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The woman chooses who she wants at the birth.
The Sun (2014)
How management answers them determines what course of action it will choose.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING FOR RESULTS (1986)
 Choosing a new book for your reading group can be frustratingly hit and miss.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
He wanted us to choose careers that fired our imaginations.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
For example it could include a chose in action.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
She could not understand the concept of popular will and therefore chose to ignore an increasingly strident voice.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Do lots of research before you choose your course and visit the places you are selecting if you can.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They clearly chose the former course.
Hirst, Paul After Thatcher (1989)
But they choose to ignore you.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
If balsamic vinegar is available, choose this instead.
The Sun (2010)
You have to choose the course, counting on yourself.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It matters which man it chooses, of course it does.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)

Quotations

If you run after two hares you will catch neither

In other languages
choose

British English: choose /tʃuːz/ VERB
If you choose someone or something from all the people or things that are available, you decide to have that person or thing.
They will be able to choose their own leaders in democratic elections.
It would be nice to buy all of these things, but most of us have to choose.
  • American English: choose
  • Arabic: يَخْتارُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: escolher
  • Chinese: 选择
  • Croatian: birati
  • Czech: vybrat
  • Danish: vælge
  • Dutch: kiezen
  • European Spanish: elegir escoger
  • Finnish: valita
  • French: choisir
  • German: auswählen
  • Greek: επιλέγω
  • Italian: scegliere
  • Japanese: 選ぶ
  • Korean: 선택하다
  • Norwegian: velge
  • Polish: wybrać
  • European Portuguese: escolher
  • Romanian: a alege
  • Russian: выбирать
  • Latin American Spanish: elegir
  • Swedish: välja
  • Thai: เลือก
  • Turkish: seçmek
  • Ukrainian: обирати
  • Vietnamese: lựa chọn

All related terms of 'choose'

choose up
to decide on the opposing players, as for an impromptu ballgame
choose a hotel
A hotel is a building where people stay , for example on holiday , paying for their rooms and meals.
cannot choose but
to be obliged to
choose a location
A location is the place where something happens or is situated.
choose a variety
A variety of something is a type of it.
pick and choose
to select fastidiously, fussily, etc
to pick and choose
If you pick and choose , you carefully choose only things that you really want and reject the others.
nothing to choose between
(of two people or objects) almost equal
little to choose between/nothing to choose between
If there is little to choose between people or things or nothing to choose between them, it is difficult to decide which is better or more suitable.

Chinese translation of 'choose'

choose

(tʃuːz)
Word forms:pt chose
Word forms:pp chosen

vt

  1. [clothes, profession, candidate etc] 挑选(選) (tiāoxuǎn)

vi

  1. to choose between 在 ... 之间(間)作出选(選)择(擇) (zài ... zhījiān zuòchū xuǎnzé)
to choose from 从(從) ... 中选(選)择(擇) (cóng ... zhōng xuǎnzé)
to choose to do sth 选(選)择(擇)做某事 (xuǎnzé zuò mǒushì)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to select (a person, thing, or course of action) from a number of alternatives
I chose him to accompany me on my trip.
Synonyms
pick
He had picked ten people to interview for the jobs.
take
When I took the job, I thought I could change the system.
prefer
Do you prefer a particular sort of music?
select
They selected only bright pupils.
elect
The people have voted to elect a new president.
adopt
He had adopted a new country and a new profession.
opt for
designate
We need to designate someone as our spokesperson.
single out
espouse
settle on
fix on
cherry-pick
settle upon
predestine
Opposites
leave
, refuse,
decline
, reject,
dismiss
,
exclude
,
forgo
,
throw aside
2 (verb) 
Definition
to consider it desirable or proper
You can just take out the interest every year, if you choose.
Synonyms
wish
We can dress as we wish nowadays.
want
Do you want another cup of coffee?
desire
He was bored and desired change in his life.
see fit

proverb

If you run after two hares you will catch neither

Additional synonyms

in the sense of adopt
Definition
to choose (a plan or method)
He had adopted a new country and a new profession.
Synonyms
select,
choose,
pick,
nominate,
opt for,
decide on,
single out,
settle on,
cherry-pick
in the sense of designate
Definition
to select (someone) for an office or duty
We need to designate someone as our spokesperson.
Synonyms
appoint,
name,
choose,
commission,
select,
elect,
delegate,
nominate,
assign,
depute
in the sense of desire
Definition
to want very much
He was bored and desired change in his life.
Synonyms
want,
long for,
crave,
fancy (informal),
hope for,
ache for,
covet,
aspire to,
wish for,
yearn for,
thirst for,
hanker after,
set your heart on,
desiderate

Synonyms of 'choose'

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