chooseverb [ I or T ]
uk/tʃuːz/us/tʃuːz/chose, chosenA1 to decide what you want from two or more things or possibilities:
She had to choose between the two men in her life.
Danny, come here and choose your ice cream.
He chose a shirt from the many in his wardrobe.
[ + question word ] It's difficult choosing where to live.
I've chosen a present for Luis.
[ + two objects ] UK I've chosen Luis a present.
Yesterday the selectors chose Dales as the team's new captain.
[ + obj + to infinitive ] The firm's directors chose Emma to be the new production manager.
choose to do sth
B1 to decide to do something:
Katie chose (= decided) to stay away from work that day.
little/not much to choose between
When there is little to choose between two or more things, they are (all) very similar.
More examples
- Why did you choose to live in London?
- You'll have to choose between a holiday or a new washing machine.
- We chose a delicate floral pattern for our bedroom curtains.
- Martha chose her favourite book of bedtime stories.
- I need you to help me choose an outfit.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking and choosing
- accord
- adopt
- adopted
- adoption
- appoint
- bags I... idiom
- dip
- either-or
- elect
- empanel
- go off with sth
- have/keep your options open idiom
- impanel
- selection
- selective
- selector
- self-selected
- single sb/sth out
- skim sb/sth off
- slate
See more results »
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Similar and the same