choose

Definition of Choose in English :

Verb

pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Example Sentences:
'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'

2. choose, opt, prefer

select as an alternative over another

Example Sentences:
'I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant'
'She opted for the job on the East coast'

opt
prefer

3. choose

see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way

Example Sentences:
'She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Choose

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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 read that book

3. (intransitive)

to like; please

you may stand if you choose

4. cannot choose but

5. nothing to choose between

Choose

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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

Choose

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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.

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