verb (used with object),chose;cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose;choos·ing.
to select from a number of possibilities; pick by preference: She chose Sunday for her departure.
to prefer or decide (to do something): He chose to run for election.
to want; desire: I choose moving to the city.
(especially 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.
verb (used without object),chose;cho·sen or (Obsolete) chose;choos·ing.
to make a choice, or select from two or more possibilities: Accepted by several colleges, the boy chose carefully.
to be inclined: You may stay here, if you choose.
(especially 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.
Verb Phrases
choose up,
to select (players) for a contest or game: The kids chose up sides for the game.
to select players for a contest or game: We have to choose up before we can play.
Idioms for choose
cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than; is or are obliged to: He cannot choose but obey.
Origin of choose
before 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)
synonym study for choose
1. 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM choose
choos·a·ble,adjectivechooser,nounpre·choose,verb (used with object),pre·chose,pre·cho·sen,pre·choos·ing.re·choose,verb,re·chose,re·cho·sen,re·choos·ing.