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choose
chooseopt; pick out; select: She will not choose him as a dinner partner again. Not to be confused with:chews – grinds and bites with the teeth; masticates: He chews with his mouth open.choose C0323300 (cho͞oz)v. chose (chōz), cho·sen (chō′zən), choos·ing, choos·es v.tr.1. To select from a number of possible alternatives; decide on and pick out: Which book did you choose at the library? 2. a. To prefer above others: chooses the supermarket over the neighborhood grocery store.b. To determine or decide: chose to fly rather than drive.v.intr. To make a choice; make a selection: was used to doing as she chose.Phrasal Verb: choose up To choose players and form sides or teams for a game, such as baseball or softball.Idiom: cannot choose but Can only do; cannot do otherwise: We cannot choose but to observe the rules. [Middle English chesen, from Old English cēosan; see geus- in Indo-European roots.] choos′er n.choose (tʃuːz) vb, chooses, choosing, chose or chosen1. to select (a person, thing, course of action, etc) from a number of alternatives2. (tr; takes a clause as object or an infinitive) to consider it desirable or proper: I don't choose to read that book. 3. (intr) to like; please: you may stand if you choose. 4. cannot choose but to be obliged to: we cannot choose but vote for him. 5. nothing to choose between little to choose between (of two people or objects) almost equal[Old English ceosan; related to Old Norse kjōsa, Old High German kiosan] ˈchooser nchoose (tʃuz) v. chose, cho•sen, choos•ing. v.t. 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. v.i. 4. to make a choice: to choose carefully. 5. to be inclined: Stay or go, as you choose. 6. choose up, a. to select the team members of. b. to pick players for opposing teams. Idioms: cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than: We cannot choose but obey. [before 1000; Middle English chosen,chesen, Old English cēosan, c. Old High German kiosan, Gothic kiusan; akin to Greek geúesthai to enjoy, Latin gustāre to taste] choos′er, n. chooseWhen you choose someone or something from a group of people or things, you decide which one you want. Why did he choose these particular places?The past tense of choose is chose, not 'choosed'. The past participle is chosen. I chose a yellow dress.Miles Davis was chosen as the principal soloist on both works.1. 'pick' and 'select'Pick and select have very similar meanings to choose. Select is more formal than choose or pick, and is not usually used in conversation. Next time let's pick somebody who can fight.They select books that seem to them important.2. 'appoint'If you appoint someone to a job or official position, you formally choose them for it. It made sense to appoint a banker to this job.The Prime Minister has appointed a civilian as defence minister.3. 'choose to'If someone chooses to do something, they do it because they want to or because they feel it is right. Some women choose to manage on their own.The majority of people do not choose to be a single parent.The way we choose to bring up children is vitally important.You do not say that someone 'picks to do' something or 'selects to do' something. choose Past participle: chosen Gerund: choosing
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I choose | you choose | he/she/it chooses | we choose | you choose | they choose |
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I chose | you chose | he/she/it chose | we chose | you chose | they chose |
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I am choosing | you are choosing | he/she/it is choosing | we are choosing | you are choosing | they are choosing |
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I have chosen | you have chosen | he/she/it has chosen | we have chosen | you have chosen | they have chosen |
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I was choosing | you were choosing | he/she/it was choosing | we were choosing | you were choosing | they were choosing |
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I had chosen | you had chosen | he/she/it had chosen | we had chosen | you had chosen | they had chosen |
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I will choose | you will choose | he/she/it will choose | we will choose | you will choose | they will choose |
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I will have chosen | you will have chosen | he/she/it will have chosen | we will have chosen | you will have chosen | they will have chosen |
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I will be choosing | you will be choosing | he/she/it will be choosing | we will be choosing | you will be choosing | they will be choosing |
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I have been choosing | you have been choosing | he/she/it has been choosing | we have been choosing | you have been choosing | they have been choosing |
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I will have been choosing | you will have been choosing | he/she/it will have been choosing | we will have been choosing | you will have been choosing | they will have been choosing |
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I had been choosing | you had been choosing | he/she/it had been choosing | we had been choosing | you had been choosing | they had been choosing |
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I would choose | you would choose | he/she/it would choose | we would choose | you would choose | they would choose |
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I would have chosen | you would have chosen | he/she/it would have chosen | we would have chosen | you would have chosen | they would have chosen | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | choose - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"pick out, select, takeempanel, impanel, panel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors"anoint - choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"field - select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"sieve, sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"draw - select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"dial - choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"plump, go - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"elect - choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"excerpt, extract, take out - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copycull out, winnow - select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"cream off, skim off - pick the bestpick over, sieve out - separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"set apart, assign, specify - select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"single out - select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"think of - choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"specify, fix, limit, set, determine, define - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"screen out, sieve, sort, screen - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"vote in - elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton"elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"nominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night" | | 2. | choose - select as an alternative over another; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"opt, prefercop out, opt out - choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider" | | 3. | choose - see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam"pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" |
chooseverb1. pick, take, prefer, select, elect, adopt, opt for, designate, single out, espouse, settle on, fix on, cherry-pick, settle upon, predestine I chose him to accompany me on my trip. pick leave, refuse, decline, reject, dismiss, exclude, forgo, throw aside2. wish, want, desire, see fit You can just take out the interest every year, if you choose.Proverbs "If you run after two hares you will catch neither"chooseverb1. To make a choice from a number of alternatives:cull, elect, opt (for), pick (out), select, single (out).2. To have the desire or inclination to:desire, like, please, want, will, wish.Idioms: have a mind, see fit.Translationschoose (tʃuːz) – past tense chose (tʃouz) : past participle chosen (ˈtʃouzn) – verb1. to take (one thing rather than another from a number of things) according to what one wants. Always choose (a book) carefully. 選擇 选择2. to decide (on one course of action rather than another). If he chooses to resign, let him do so. 決定 决定,选定 nothing / not much to choose between hardly any difference between. There's not much to choose between the two methods. 兩者差不多 两者差不多choose See:- cannot choose but
- choose (one) as (something)
- choose (one's) battles (wisely)
- choose (one's) moment
- choose (someone or something) for (someone or something)
- choose among
- choose among (people or things)
- choose as
- choose between (two people or things)
- choose between two people or things
- choose for
- choose from
- choose from (people or things)
- choose sides
- choose the lesser of two evils
- choose the line of least resistance
- choose the path of least resistance
- choose up
- choose up sides
- not anything to choose from
- not much to choose from
- nothing to choose from
- pick (one's) moment
- pick and choose
- pick and choose, to
- pick/choose your moment
- there's little to choose between (two people or things)
- there's not much to choose between (two people or things)
- there's nothing to choose between (two people or things)
- there's nothing, not much, etc. to choose between A and B
CHOOSE
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choose Related to choose: chose, Choose functionSynonyms for chooseverb pickSynonyms- pick
- take
- prefer
- select
- elect
- adopt
- opt for
- designate
- single out
- espouse
- settle on
- fix on
- cherry-pick
- settle upon
- predestine
Antonyms- leave
- refuse
- decline
- reject
- dismiss
- exclude
- forgo
- throw aside
verb wishSynonymsSynonyms for chooseverb to make a choice from a number of alternativesSynonyms- cull
- elect
- opt
- pick
- select
- single
verb to have the desire or inclination toSynonyms- desire
- like
- please
- want
- will
- wish
Synonyms for chooseverb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternativesSynonymsRelated Words- empanel
- impanel
- panel
- anoint
- field
- sieve
- sift
- draw
- dial
- plump
- go
- pick
- elect
- excerpt
- extract
- take out
- cull out
- winnow
- cream off
- skim off
- pick over
- sieve out
- set apart
- assign
- specify
- single out
- decide
- make up one's mind
- determine
- think of
- fix
- limit
- set
- define
- adopt
- espouse
- follow
- screen out
- sort
- screen
- vote in
- nominate
- propose
- vote
verb select as an alternative over anotherSynonymsRelated Wordsverb see fit or proper to act in a certain wayRelated Words- pass judgment
- evaluate
- judge
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