choose

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/t͡ʃuːz/

verb 4noun 2conj 1

Collocations

(verb.)

ADV

carefully

She carefully chose the ingredients for the recipe to make sure the cake would taste perfect.

freely

Students were able to choose freely between studying art or music for their elective class.

VERB + CHOOSE

be able to, be free to, can

Students can choose between studying science or history for their final exam.

PREP

between

He couldn't decide and had to choose between the blue shirt or the red one.

from

You can choose from many delicious flavors at the ice cream shop.

PHRASES

pick and choose

When applying to universities, students can't always pick and choose which schools will accept them.

Definitions

verb

To pick; to make the choice of; to select.

I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.

Secondly, VVhen in exerting any paſſion in action, vve chuſe means inſufficient for the deſign'd end, and deceive ourſelves in our judgment of cauſes and effects.

To elect.

He was chosen as president in 1990.

To decide to act in a certain way.

I chose to walk to work today.

To prefer; to wish; to desire.

The landlady now returned to know if we did not choose a more genteel apartment.

Choose truth, and find beauty. Choose love, and embrace change.

conj

The binomial coefficient of the previous and following number.

The number of distinct subsets of size k from a set of size n is tbinom nk or "n choose k".

noun

The act of choosing; selection.

The power, right, or privilege of choosing; election.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

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

verb — select as an alternative over another

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

choose up

To form (sides or teams), usually for a game, by having two individual players choose their teammates.

choose one's fighter

To select something as one's preferred choice from a set of related things, people etc.

Choose your fighter: the golden arches or the golden crown. This one-off doc charts how two of the most recognisable brands in the world grew from homespun enterprises to become th

choose violence

To disrespect or insult someone in a particularly audacious and unexpected manner.

wake up and choose violence

I choose violence

Used to express that one is firmly committed to making one's own choice(s) regardless of disapproval from others.

You see, I have this funny thing I say every morning and to my close circle of women friends quite often, especially when they're looking for advice on how to deal with white privi

Example Bank

I chose a nice ripe apple from the fruit bowl.

Wiktionary

Secondly, VVhen in exerting any paſſion in action, vve chuſe means inſufficient for the deſign'd end, and deceive ourſelves in our judgment of cauſes and effects.

Wiktionary

The Bat—they called him the Bat. Like a bat he chose the night hours for his work of rapine; like a bat he struck and vanished, pouncingly, noiselessly; like a bat he never showed himself to the face

Wiktionary

The number of distinct subsets of size k from a set of size n is tbinom nk or "n choose k".

Wiktionary

You may choose either of the two books.

Tatoeba · #16843

Choose your favorite racket.

Tatoeba · #17187

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, choose is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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