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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024choose /tʃuz/USA pronunciation v., chose/tʃoʊz/USA pronunciation cho•sen/ˈtʃoʊzən/USA pronunciation choos•ing. v. - to select from a number of possibilities;
pick by preference: [~ + object]She chose July for her wedding.[no object]Choose carefully. - to prefer or decide (to do something):[~ + to + verb]to choose to speak.
- choose up,
- [~ + up + object] to select the team members of:chose up sides before the game.
- [no object] to pick players for opposing teams.
choose is a verb, choice is a noun and an adjective, choosy is an adjective:He chose Susan as a dance partner. His choice was Susan. That was a choice piece of meat. He is a choosy shopper. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024choose (cho̅o̅z),USA pronunciation v., chose;
cho•sen or (Obs.) chose;
choos•ing. v.t. - 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. - (esp. 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.
v.i. - to make a choice:He chose carefully.
- to be inclined:You may stay here, if you choose.
- (esp. 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.
- Idioms cannot choose but, cannot do otherwise than;
is or are obliged to:He cannot choose but obey. - choose up:
- to select (players) for a contest or game:The boys chose up sides for the game.
- to select players for a contest or game:We have to choose up before we can play.
- bef. 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)
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged 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.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged reject.
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